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CEREMONIAL MAST
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The rigging mast of a sailing ship erected as a monument. Used for naval displays.
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DEGAUSSING STATION
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A site where the magnetic signature of ships was lowered thereby making them less susceptible to magnetic mines.
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FIGUREHEAD
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A carving, often a bust or full-length figure, originally found above a ship's cutwater. Use as an external feature only.
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FISHERMENS FASTENER
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An unidentified feature on the seabed recorded by fishermen as an obstruction to trawling.
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HEMP STORE
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A building used for the storage of rope made from the fibrous stems of the hemp plant.
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LANDING POINT
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A place where vessels can land passengers and goods.
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MARINE CONSTRUCTION SITE
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Buildings, sites and structures associated with the construction and repair of ships and boats.
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MARINE LABORATORY
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A scientific laboratory where marine life is studied and researched.
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MILITARY COASTAL DEFENCES
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Buildings, sites and structures associated with the defence of the coastline from foreign invasion.
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NAVAL COLLEGE
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A shore establishment for the teaching of maritime theory and practical skills.
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NAVAL OFFICERS MESS
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A building providing accommodation, dining and recreational facilities for commissioned naval officers.
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NAVAL STOREHOUSE
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A building for the storage of all stores supplied for naval service other than victualling and armament.
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NAVIGATION AID
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Buildings, sites and structures used by mariners for purposes of navigation.
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NET HOUSE
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A free-standing building with enough space to hang and dry nets.
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NET LOFT
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A component of another building, often a house, used for storing nets.
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SCAVELLMANS CABIN
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A building used by labourers who clean and pump the docks, and in general, assist shipwrights.
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SEA DEFENCES
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Non-military maritime flood and erosion defences.
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SEAMENS CHURCH
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A place of worship specifically for mariners and their families.
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SEAMENS MISSION
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A building, usually associated with a port or dock, where seamen could get a meal and a cheap room. Often established by religious groups for the moral betterment of seamen.
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SHIP CHANDLERY
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A commercial premises supplying ships with provisions.
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SHIPWRECK GRAVE
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Graves known to be of shipwreck victims buried close to their site of discovery, as was customary until the 19th century, rather than in consecrated ground.
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SLIPWAY
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A structure inclined towards the water on which a ship may be built or lowered into the water.
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WHALING STATION
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A building or site where the carcasses of whales were butchered and rendered into by products such as oil, fenk and whalebone.
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WRECK
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The remains of a vessel which has either sunk or suffered structural damage to the extent where it can no longer function.
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