HMS Victory is based in Portsmouth but was built in 1759 in Chatham

Number Two Dock at the Historic Dockyard in Chatham is in the same spot as the one used for the building of HMS Victory between 1759 and 1765.

The new Victory Dock marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.

A celebratory plaque was presented from Portsmouth where HMS Victory has been since 1812 - first in the harbour, and then at the Historic Dockyard.

The brass plaque was given by the ship's commanding officer

It was formally unveiled by the Second Sea Lord, Vice Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, on the day when in 1759 work began on the famous ship.

A gun salute and the Sea Cadet band also formed part of the ceremony to receive the brass plaque.

Sir Ian Garnett, chairman of the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, said the importance of the event recreated the link between the birth of the ship in Chatham and where she was now, in Portsmouth.

Vice Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent explained that HMS Victory was his flagship - notionally his headquarters - and that when he was in Portsmouth he was able to use Nelson's Cabin as an office.

He said the renaming of the dock had been an opportunity to say thank you to the great grandparents of the people at the ceremony who built HMS Victory.

"The relevance of ships today is just as important as it was then - HMS Victory and ships like her built in this dockyard gave us the freedom of the sea for over 100 years and we need the freedom of the sea today for imports and exports.