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What does a carved coconut shell have to do with one of the most deadly pirates in history? Dr Robert Blyth follows the story of Bartholomew Roberts, and the 'forgotten pirate hunter' Captain Chaloner Ogle
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A series of illustrations by Livia Giorgina Carpineto brings the world of notorious pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao to life
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Three smiths sitting near on open furnace inside the extension in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A B & S Massey Ltd steam hammer in one of the bays of Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A general view of Docks 2, 3 and 4, the Clock Tower Building and the Admiral's Offices on Main Gate Road in Chatham Dockyard, taken from an elevated position on a crane adjoining No. 3 Slip Shed. (Colour transparency)
A film crew making a video of metal items being treated in the tank in the zinc galvanising shop in Number 1 Boiler Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
The interior of the welding booth in the centre bay in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A general view of the Clock Tower Building and the Admiral's Offices on Main Gate Road in Chatham Dockyard, taken from an elevated position on a crane adjoining No. 3 Slip Shed. (Colour transparency)
A smith closing the lid of the peanut oil dipping tank in the spring making workshop in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A small enclosed hearth with cooling trough against the north wall in the north-west corner of No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
One of the smiths in the Firehearth Smiths' shop in the extension on the side of Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A general view of No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A close view of a new spring being put in the gas-fired Wild Barfield furnace in the spring making workshop in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Looking west-south-west from the roof of No. 1 Boiler Shop showing the Factory and the covered slips in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Two men working in the zinc galvanising shop in Number 1 Boiler Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Looking east in the south bay in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A smith operating the control lever of a B & S Massey medium duty drop forge steam hammer in one of the bays of Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A smith and a hammerman forging a large square billet using an heavy duty B & S Massey steam hammer in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A smith and two hammermen forging a stanchion in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A slightly distant view of the front facade of Medway House, formerly the Commissioner's House, on Main Gate Road in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A smith and two hammermen forging a stanchion in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A small hearth against the west wall of the north bay in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Two men working in the zinc galvanising shop in Number 1 Boiler Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A close view of the entrance doors of the C223 Chain Cable Test House on the west side Main Gate Road, north of Number 8 Slip, in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Four smiths using a B & S Massey medium duty drop forge steam hammer in one of the bays of Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A close view of the top of a work bench inside the extension in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
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