Check out this timelapse video of the fitting of the cantilever section of a new grantry crane over 14 Dock which can be used for heavy lifting around 15 Dock. Specialist access equipment was placed on the roof of 2 Complex, cantilever mounted access platforms were required and skilled wind turbine engineers were needed to assemble the various components at heights of up to 68 meters to ensure the fit was safely completed. Shame about the raindrops, but the cloud patterns are pretty mesmerising

Today we are celebrating another milestone in the regeneration of Portsmouth Naval Base with the reopening of 14 Dock after the arrival of its brand new caisson. Captain Bill Oliphant, Captain of the Base explains here what the caisson is and what this means for the Portsmouth flotilla. | HM Naval Base Portsmouth

31K views · 2.8K reactions | HMS Daring being moved into newly reopened 14 Dock yesterday. It has recently finished a multi-million upgrade package - the gantry crane will be in commission later this year. The full operation to get Daring in took several hours but here are a couple of minutes of her nudging her way along. Docking down follows next week ahead of refit preparations. | HM Naval Base Portsmouth | Facebook