Sheerness
Sheerness
- Administrative Port: Hastings
- County: Kent
- Population: 11.938
Sheerness is a town located beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. Sheerness began as a fort built in the 16th century to protect the River Medway from naval invasion. In 1665, plans were first laid by the Navy Board for a Royal Navy dockyard where warships might be provisioned and repaired. After the raid on the Medway in 1667, the older fortification was strengthened; in 1669 a Royal Navy dockyard was established in the town, where warships were stocked and repaired until its closure in 1960. Beginning with the construction of a pier and a promenade in the 19th century, Sheerness acquired the added attractions of a seaside resort. Industry retains its important place in the town and the Port of Sheerness is one of the United Kingdom's leading car and fresh produce importers.[1]
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 2 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 1 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 3 [2] | |
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations | Sheerness Fishermen's. Association | |
- Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
- Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels
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