The first dry dock to be built using the inverted stone arch principle pioneered by Samuel Bentham in the entrance to the adjacent basin. No 3 Dock, along with Nos 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 Docks and No 1 Basin, form an extremely important collection of structures which are vital in understanding the history of Portsmouth Dockyard. Since October 1982 No 3 Dock has contained the remains of the hull of the Mary Rose inside a specially constructed aluminium and insulated fabric structure.
All images (c) Mary Rose Trust
Constructed
1803 (year of completion)
Property Status
Scheduled Ancient Monument SM397 and Listed Grade 1
Current Use
Mary Rose Ship Hall
> 20 year review
> Privacy Policy