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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The Nore canonical 2

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

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