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.
Statements (43)
| 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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