Royal Navy dockyards of the Age of Sail

E545741

maritime infrastructure naval dockyard system state-owned industrial complex

The Royal Navy dockyards of the Age of Sail were major state-run shipbuilding, repair, and logistical bases that underpinned Britain’s naval power and maritime dominance from the 16th to early 19th centuries.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	maritime infrastructure ⓘ naval dockyard system ⓘ state-owned industrial complex ⓘ
associatedWithConflict	American War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Anglo-Dutch Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ
containedFacility	dry docks ⓘ mast ponds ⓘ ordnance stores ⓘ ropewalks ⓘ timber yards ⓘ victualling stores ⓘ wet docks ⓘ
contributedTo	British maritime dominance ⓘ British naval power ⓘ expansion of the British Empire ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
employed	blacksmiths ⓘ carpenters ⓘ caulkers ⓘ ropemakers ⓘ sailmakers ⓘ shipwrights ⓘ
governedBy	Navy Board NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainFunction	armament fitting ⓘ fleet maintenance ⓘ logistical support ⓘ storage of naval stores ⓘ victualling of ships ⓘ warship construction ⓘ warship repair ⓘ
notableDockyard	Bombay Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Chatham Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Deptford Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Gibraltar Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Halifax Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Malta Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Pembroke Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Plymouth Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Portsmouth Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheerness Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Woolwich Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedBy	Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy	British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicRole	convoy assembly point ⓘ forward overseas base ⓘ home fleet base ⓘ
supervisedBy	Commissioner of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
temporalCoverage	16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Navy shore establishments → historicalPrecursor → Royal Navy dockyards of the Age of Sail ⓘ