The seven-metre-high wall that enclosed the dockyards was surrounded by a deep and wide moat.
After the closure of the dockyard, the island became a typical abandoned 'brownfield' site.
The dockyards showed an impressive architecture, proclaiming the power of monarchy.
The war expenses monopolized an increasing part of the budget, in detriment to work on the dockyards and the new city.
Given the importance in this period of naval power and maritime trade, the demands of the royal dockyards were paramount.
Both the trade unions and the many seamen in the dockyards tried to resist, but they were poorly armed and were eventually forced to surrender.
Its economy depended on the services and the dockyard, neither of which provided much wealth.
Inevitably, dockyards and factories are safer places.
