the Nore anchorage
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The Nore anchorage is a historic Royal Navy anchorage at the mouth of the River Thames in England, best known as the site of the 1797 naval mutiny.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Nore anchorage | 0 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
naval anchorage ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Navy mutinies of 1797 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithServiceBranch | Royal Navy Home Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandAssociatedWith | Commander-in-Chief, The Nore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureType | roadstead ⓘ |
| guardedApproachTo | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after The Nore sandbank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNavigationalAid | Nore lightship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNavigationalFeature | The Nore sandbank ⓘ |
| hasUse |
anchorage for ships of the line
ⓘ
fleet anchorage ⓘ naval rendezvous point ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ River Thames estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | mouth of the River Thames ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Essex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyPort |
Chatham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheerness NERFINISHED ⓘ Southend-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 1797 ⓘ |
| notableForEvent | Nore Mutiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | approaches to the Port of London ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of access to London via the Thames ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Anglo-Dutch Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterway |
River Thames
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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