Moving naval guns from Woolwich to Chatham

How close were new British warships to the foundries that supplied their guns?

Woolwich Arsenal and Chatham Dockyard were linked by the Thames, so guns could be carried downriver to ships fitting out at Chatham.

Woolwich Arsenal and Chatham Dockyard sat on the Thames, allowing cannon to move downriver by water rather than over difficult roads. A new warship could take the weapons aboard while fitting out before proceeding to sea. The Royal Navy arranged these industrial sites around a navigable logistical corridor. Gun manufacture and ship construction were separate operations, but the river connected them directly.