HMS Gannet

HMS Gannet is a Royal Navy Doterel-class screw sloop-of-war launched on 31 August 1878. It became a training ship in the Thames in 1903, and was then loaned as a training ship for boys in the Hamble from 1913.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMS Ocelot and HMS Cavalier.

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is an Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine which was operated by the Royal Navy.

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is a retired C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by J. Samuel White and Company at on 28 March 1943, launched on 7 April 1944, and commissioned on 22 November 1944. is situated 370 feet south of HMS Gannet.

Historic site
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The Historic Dockyard Chatham is a maritime museum on part of the site of the former royal/naval dockyard at Chatham in , . Chatham Dockyard covered 400 acres, comprising the 18th-century core of the site, was transferred to a charity called the Trust and is now open as a visitor attraction. is situated 470 feet southeast of HMS Gannet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brompton and Rochester Riverside.

Village
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is a suburban village situated between the town centres of and , lying adjacent to Chatham Dockyard in , , . Its name means "a farmstead where broom grows" — broom is a small yellow flowering shrub.

Locality
is a large-scale urban regeneration district located on a 74-acre brownfield site between the and the in , , .

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is a historic maritime town in the county of Kent, on the River Medway. Steeped in naval heritage, it offers a mix of cultural, outdoor, and family-friendly activities.

HMS Gannet

Latitude
51.39596° or 51° 23′ 46″ north
Longitude
0.527° or 0° 31′ 37″ east
Inception
1878
Open location code
9F329GWG+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92117229
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q5632542
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Persian—“HMS Gannet” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “HMS Gannet”
  • French: “HMS Gannet”
  • German: “Gannet”
  • German: “HMS Gannet (1878)”
  • Hebrew: “אה’מ גאנט (1878)”
  • Hebrew: “אה"מ גאנט”
  • Irish: “HMS Gannet”
  • Japanese: “HMS ガネット”
  • Persian: “اچ‌ام‌اس گانت (۱۸۷۸)”
  • Persian: “اچ‌ام‌اس گانت”
  • “HMS Gannet”

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