Bermuda 2000 - Royal Naval Dockyard & Bermuda Maritime Museum

The Royal Navy began construction of the area known as the Dockyard in the 1830s.  The fort inside the Dockyard is known as the Keep, which houses the Bermuda Maritime Museum.  Historically, the Keep was primarily used as a magazine to store shells and powder for Royal Navy ships anchored offshore.  A small cutter ferried the powder and shells out to waiting ships anchored a safe distance from the fort in case of any unexpected fires or explosions.  Today, the cannon and magazine storage areas are on display on the Museum’s grounds.  These join many other museum exhibits heralding Bermuda’s importance in the maritime world.

Food storage and victualing yard.