The Nore

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The Nore is a sandbank at the mouth of the Thames Estuary in England that historically served as a major Royal Navy anchorage and site of naval command.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy anchorage
geographical feature
sandbank
associatedWithPort Chatham Dockyard NERFINISHED
Port of London NERFINISHED
Sheerness Dockyard NERFINISHED
bodyOfWater North Sea NERFINISHED
category Royal Navy shore establishments NERFINISHED
Sandbanks of the North Sea
Thames Estuary NERFINISHED
commandFunction administrative naval command
command of Royal Navy forces in the North Sea approaches to the Thames
commandTitle Admiral of the Nore NERFINISHED
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore NERFINISHED
country England
eraOfProminence 18th century
19th century
eventLocation The Nore Mutiny NERFINISHED
hasRole naval anchorage
naval command
historicalUse Royal Navy anchorage
naval command station
knownFor The Nore Mutiny NERFINISHED
locatedAtMouthOf River Thames NERFINISHED
locatedIn Thames Estuary NERFINISHED
southern North Sea
locatedNear Isle of Sheppey NERFINISHED
Medway Estuary NERFINISHED
Sheerness NERFINISHED
markedBy buoys
lightvessel
navalStationStatus former Royal Navy command
navigationRole hazard to navigation
shipping route marker
partOf approaches to the Port of London
region Essex NERFINISHED
Kent NERFINISHED
strategicImportance control of access to the River Thames
defence of London by sea
The Nore Mutiny_date 1797
The Nore Mutiny_participant Royal Navy sailors NERFINISHED
The Nore Mutiny_type naval mutiny
usedBy Royal Navy

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