#type 23 frigates

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Portsmouth RN Dockyard by Roy Llowarch Via Flickr: HMS Kent, HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Queen Elizabeth.... In 1194 King Richard 1 also known as King Richard the Lionheart ordered that a dockyard should be built in Portsmouth. By 1800 the British Royal Navy had 684 warships and Portsmouth Dockyard was the largest industrial complex in the world. Portsmouth was also the most fortified city in the world. Great Britain lead the industrial revolution and Portsmouth dockyard was the first place in the world to have automated production lines using steam power. The history of HMNB Portsmouth is very interesting reading and I have included the Wiki link for Portsmouth dockyard below. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNB_Portsmouth#History

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Portsmouth Dockyard by Roy Llowarch Via Flickr: HMS Kent, HMS Prince or Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth alongside at the Royal Navy Dockyard in Portsmouth