Complex sentence: Shawstead Farm (and probably others nearby) were associated with the clearance of local woodland in order to help supply Chatham Dockward with oak for the building of wooden sailing ships-which constructed ships such as HMS Victory, launched at Chatham in 1765.
Split into simpler sentences: Shawstead Farm (and probably others nearby) were associated with the clearance of local woodland in order to help supply Chatham Dockward with oak for the building of wooden sailing ships. Chatham dockyard constructed ships such as HMS Victory, launched at Chatham in 1765.