Classis Britannica

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Classis Britannica was the Roman imperial fleet responsible for naval operations and coastal defense around Roman Britain and the English Channel.

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Classis Britannica canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial fleet
military unit
activePeriodEnd 3rd century AD
activePeriodStart 1st century AD
associatedWith Saxon Shore forts
country Roman Empire
evidenceFrom archaeological remains
inscriptions
tile stamps
garrisoned marines
naval personnel
shipwrights and craftsmen
hadBase Boulogne-sur-Mer
Brancaster
Dover
Dubris
Gesoriacum
Lympne
Pevensey
surface form: Pevensey region

Portus Lemanis
Reculver, Kent
surface form: Reculver

Richborough
Rutupiae
languageOfName Latin
meaningOfName British Fleet
operatedIn English Channel
North Sea
Roman Britain
partOf Roman navy
role coastal defense
escort of convoys
naval operations
patrol and surveillance
transport of troops and supplies
subordinateTo Praetorian prefect of the fleets
Roman provincial administration of Britannia
supportedCampaignOf Aulus Plautius
Roman conquest of Britain
surface form: Claudius’s invasion of Britain

Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Roman conquest of Britain
task anti-piracy operations
ferrying legions to and from Britain
logistical support for frontier garrisons
protecting coastal settlements
securing sea routes between Britain and Gaul
tileStampInscription CL BR
usedShipType liburnian warships
transport ships

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Roman navy hadUnit Classis Britannica