Naval Dockyards Society TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Saturday 30 March 2019
National Maritime Museum Greenwich
‘We stand on guard for thee.’ Dockyards and Naval Bases in North America, the Atlantic and the Caribbean
This exciting and wide-ranging international programme features three papers focusing on shore and air facilities in North American naval bases: Upper Canadian hemp supply, naval dockyards on the Great Lakes and the Rush-Bagot Treaty, and shore facilities for maritime and naval aviation in the North Atlantic. These are followed by three papers examining particular themes or sites: West Indies naval hospitals, the history and re-use of Brooklyn Navy Yard at New York, and heritage issues at Port Royal Jamaica.
REGISTRATION 9.30-11.00 Coffee/Tea/Biscuits
Conference 11.00–4.30
Ross Fair, The Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard and Upper Canadian Hemp Supply, 1822-33
Ian F. S. Stafford, Late Flowering Interest: The Naval Dockyards on the Great Lakes and the Rush-Bagot Treaty
Roger Dence, Anglo-American Cooperation 1940–45: Developing North Atlantic Naval Base and Aviation Facilities
1.15–2.15 Buffet Lunch
Dr Cori Convertito, ‘So Essential to Health…’ Supplying Naval Hospitals at West Indies Dockyards, 1740-1820
Dr Celia Clark, Brooklyn Navy Yard: first US Navy Yard
Dr Jonathan Greenland, The Port Royal Heritage Project
Cost: £45.00 includes buffet lunch, teas and coffees
Concessions £40.00 NDS members, retired, unwaged; £20.00 FT students
Please return form and cheque by 16 March 2019 to the Treasurer: David Jenkins, 5 Beeby Way, Carlton, Bedfordshire, MK43 7LW Or:
Go to the PayPal website and ask to send money. Enter email: ndstreasurer@hotmail.co.uk; enter amount; Payee Reference: NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE, click OK; please confirm your details to this email address.
Other enquiries to Dr Ann Coats, 8 Cromleigh Way, Southwick, BN42 4WG avcoatsndschair@gmail.com
National Rail 08457 484950 http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ ; Transport for London: 0343 222 1234 https://www.tfl.gov.uk/ ; National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, Greenwich SE10 9NF http://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum/ Note: there is no parking at the Museum
