Dock - in pictures 4

The Crimean War broke out in 1854, and most of Britain's troops passed through the Inner and Outer Docks on their way to and from Sebastopol. Many of the big steamships using the port were requisitioned - P&O ships carried over 100,000 men to the Crimea. Troops also departed from here in the South African and First World Wars. As the size of ships continued to increase, their berths moved to the Itchen Quays and the new Empress Dock. Cross-channel steamers were the only vessels using the dock for many years.