Grand Harbour
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The Grand Harbour, also known as the Port of Valletta, is a natural harbour on the island of Malta. It has been substantially modified over the years with extensive docks, wharves, and fortifications.
The Grand Harbour from above
View of the Grand Harbour looking towards the sea
The Grand Harbour in 1750
HMS Rodney in the harbour during the Allied invasion of Sicily.
Malta Dockyard
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Malta Dockyard was an important naval base in the Grand Harbour in Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. The shipyard infrastructure is still in operation and is now operated by Palumbo Shipyards.
Grand Harbour
…known as the Port of Valletta, is a natural harbour on the island of Malta. It has been substantially modified over the years with extensive docks (Malta Dockyard), wharves, and fortifications. The harbour mouth faces north-east and is bounded to the north by Saint Elmo Point and further sheltered by an isolated…
Valletta Harbour: Dockyard Creek (left) and French Creek (right) with the fortified city of Senglea between the two
A Maltese shipyard worker heads home on his bicycle after a day's work on USS La Salle in Cospicua.
HM Dockyard, Malta, 1865: new iron sheers in use
Docks No. 1 and 2 (Hamilton Dock) in Bormla.