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flag, and navigate the ship towards the
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The original channel used by shipping to access the harbour lies to the south of Paget Island. This was replaced a century ago by dredging out the passage to the north of Paget Island. At the time, the dredging of that passage had been necessary for St. George's to remain a viable port as steam
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was the primary ammunition depot. The various surviving East End forts, batteries and other military structures, together with the old capital, have been declared by the
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moored there) and within St. George's town. This build up began in 1795, but a decade later, the Royal Navy was actively developing the
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