Brightlingsea Station
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Not to be confused with Brightlingsea railway station.
Brighlingsea Naval Base[1] was an installation of the British Royal Navy[2] located at Brightlingsea, Essex, on the East Coast of England. In both wars it was part of the Nore Command, which had its HQ at Chatham, and in the Second was part of Harwich Sub-Command. It existed from late 1914 to 1921, and from early 1940 to 1947,
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Brightlingsea Naval Base | |
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Active | 1914-1921, 1939-1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Naval station |
Part of | Royal Navy |
Garrison/HQ | HMS Wallaroo (1914-1916) HMS City of Perth (1916-1939) HMS Nemo (1939-1945) |
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Brightlingsea is a coastal town in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is situated between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea, at the mouth of the River Colne, on Brightlingsea Creek.