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The RMS Walmer Castle was a Royal Mail Ship of the Union-Castle Line in service between London, England and Cape Town, South Africa between 1902 and 1930. She was the second of three ships by this name.
Walmer Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Walmer, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire , and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.
The Royal Marine Depot, Deal was a military installation occupied by the Royal Marines and located in an area between Lower Walmer and South Deal in Kent.The Depot (for training Royal Marine recruits) was first established in 1861, [1] occupying part of the Royal Naval Hospital (which was linked to H.M. Naval Yard, Deal). [2]
Walmer is a town in the district of Dover, Kent, in England. Located on the coast, the parish of Walmer is six miles (9.7 km) south-east of Sandwich, Kent. The town's coastline and castle are popular amongst tourists. It has a population of 6,693 (2001), increasing to 8,178 at the 2011 Census. [1]
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Several vessels have been named Walmer Castle for Walmer Castle: Walmer Castle (1796 EIC ship) was an East Indiaman. She made nine voyages for the British East India Company. She then was a transport and was finally broken up in 1821. Walmer Castle (1836 ship) was launched at London as an East Indiaman. Until 1855 she sailed primarily to India ...
Hamilton Road Cemetery is a combined municipal and military burial ground situated in the coastal town of Deal, Kent, in South East England.Opened in May 1856, it was created to provide a new burial ground for Deal at a time when its general population was expanding [1] and when previous, often ad hoc facilities [2] for dealing with deaths in the area no longer sufficed.
The following is a list of ships that were built by Harland & Wolff, a heavy industrial company which specialises in shipbuilding and offshore construction, and is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as well as having had yards at Govan (1914–1963) and Greenock (1920–1928) in Scotland.