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ATLANTIC OCEAN

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  • CARIBBEAN
    • Belize, British Honduras
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  • South Africa, Atlantic Ocean
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  • HALIFAX
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Home ATLANTIC OCEAN

The Atlantic Ocean was arguably the most important area for the British at this time, particularly within the rough rectangle of the Atlantic between London, Halifax, Bermuda and Gibraltar.    The principal defended British Ports in this part of the World were:

Halifax Fortress

Bermuda Fortress

Caribbean including Jamaica (naval dockyard) and St Lucia (coaling station)

Falkland Islands (coaling station)

West Coast of South Africa (Simons Town a coaling station and Cape Town)

St Helena (coaling station)

Ascension Island (Royal Navy controlled)

Sierra Leone (coaling station)

The Atlantic Ocean

Map of the Atlantic Ocean

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  • ATLANTIC OCEAN
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    • CARIBBEAN
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      • Port Royal (Coaling Station)
      • Bridge Town, Barbados
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    • Bermuda (Fortress)
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    • Sierra Leone (Coaling Station)
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      • Table Bay
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      • Rangoon
      • India Breech Loading Guns
  • PACIFIC OCEAN
    • Australia, East Coastline
      • Thursday Island, Torres Straights (Coaling Station)
      • Townsville, Cleveland Bay
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      • Newcastle
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      • Auckland
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