Knock John Fort

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Knock John Fort is a World War II-era Maunsell sea fort structure located in the Thames Estuary off the coast of England.

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Label Occurrences
Knock John Fort canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maunsell sea fort ⓘ
World War II military fortification ⓘ
offshore structure ⓘ
access only by boat ⓘ
architecturalStyle Maunsell naval fort design ⓘ
linked to: Maunsell Forts
category Forts in Essex ⓘ
Sea forts ⓘ
World War II sites in England ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
constructedDuring World War II ⓘ
controlledBy United Kingdom ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designedBy Guy Maunsell ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 18 metres ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
function anti-aircraft gun platform ⓘ
garrison Royal Marines ⓘ
Royal Navy personnel ⓘ
hasFeature accommodation quarters ⓘ
central platform supported by legs ⓘ
gun emplacements ⓘ
heritageStatus not open to the public ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
Thames Estuary ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedNear Red Sands Fort ⓘ
Shivering Sands Fort ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Essex ⓘ
southeast England ⓘ
locatedOn Knock John sandbank ⓘ
material concrete ⓘ
steel ⓘ
namedAfter Knock John sandbank ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf Maunsell sea forts ⓘ
linked to: Maunsell Forts

Thames Estuary defence system ⓘ
purpose air-defence platform ⓘ
anti-aircraft defence ⓘ
region East of England ⓘ
sea North Sea ⓘ
status derelict ⓘ
disused ⓘ
type naval fort ⓘ
usedDuring World War II ⓘ
usedFor defence of London approaches via Thames Estuary ⓘ
defence of shipping lanes ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maunsell Forts → hasPart → Knock John Fort ⓘ
Red Sands Fort → similarTo → Knock John Fort ⓘ