Sheerness Dockyard
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Sheerness Dockyard was a major Royal Navy shipbuilding and repair facility on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England, strategically located at the mouth of the River Medway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sheerness Dockyard canonical | 3 |
| Sheerness Docks | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy dockyard
ⓘ
shipyard ⓘ |
| afterUse |
commercial port facilities
ⓘ
industrial estate ⓘ |
| architect |
George Ledwell Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Rennie the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closure | 1960 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1960 ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
basins
ⓘ
dockyard church ⓘ dockyard school ⓘ dry docks ⓘ engine house ⓘ mast houses ⓘ officers’ residences ⓘ rope store ⓘ slipways ⓘ smithery ⓘ storehouses ⓘ timber yard ⓘ victualling stores ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hasPart | Blue Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | partly designated conservation area ⓘ |
| inception | 1665 ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | River Medway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Isle of Sheppey NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ River Medway estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheerness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby |
Chatham Dockyard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garrison Point Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheerness-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy Dockyards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
fleet maintenance
ⓘ
ship repair ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| reconstruction | early 19th century comprehensive rebuilding ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Dutch Raid on the Medway 1667 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
defence of River Medway approaches
ⓘ
protection of Chatham Dockyard ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fitting out warships
ⓘ
laying up reserve fleet ⓘ refitting and repair of naval vessels ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sheerness Docks
subject surface form:
Sheerness