Royal Navy dockyard
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The Royal Navy dockyard at Sheerness was a major British naval shipbuilding and repair facility that played a key role in supporting the Royal Navy’s operations for centuries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Navy dockyard canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy dockyard
ⓘ
naval shipyard ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British maritime power
ⓘ
Royal Navy logistics ⓘ naval administration of the Medway ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employed |
artificers
ⓘ
civilian administrators ⓘ dockyard labourers ⓘ shipwrights ⓘ |
| function |
fleet maintenance
ⓘ
logistical support ⓘ ship repair ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Admiralty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navy Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
basins
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dry docks ⓘ magazines ⓘ slipways ⓘ storehouses ⓘ wharves ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key role in supporting Royal Navy operations for centuries
ⓘ
major British naval shipbuilding and repair facility ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ River Medway estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Isle of Sheppey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Sheerness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
British naval infrastructure
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Medway naval complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy Dockyards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chatham Dockyard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devonport Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Portsmouth Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
defence of the Thames approaches
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support of Royal Navy operations in the English Channel ⓘ support of Royal Navy operations in the North Sea ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
Age of Sail ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Navy warships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
armament storage
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refitting ships ⓘ storing naval supplies ⓘ victualling ships ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sheerness