Malta Dockyard
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Malta Dockyard was a major British Royal Navy shipyard and strategic naval base in the Mediterranean, located in Malta.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malta Dockyard canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy base
ⓘ
naval dockyard ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grand Harbour Dockyard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maltese shipbuilding industry ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employed | Maltese civilian workforce ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Royal Marines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy personnel ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
armament depots
ⓘ
dry docks ⓘ engineering workshops ⓘ floating docks ⓘ stores and victualling facilities ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key base in the Siege of Malta (World War II)
ⓘ
major employer in Malta under British rule ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalWorkforce | Maltese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Fort Ricasoli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Three Cities of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ Valletta harbours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole |
repair of damaged Allied ships in World War II
ⓘ
support of Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire naval infrastructure
ⓘ
Malta Naval Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major British naval base in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of central Mediterranean sea lanes
ⓘ
support of British imperial communications through Suez ⓘ |
| transition | later converted to commercial ship repair activities ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fleet maintenance
ⓘ
warship construction ⓘ warship refit ⓘ warship repair ⓘ |
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