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Under British rule the [[Royal Navy]] made use of a [[careening]] wharf at Port Royal and rented a building on the foreshore to serve as a storehouse. From 1675, a resident Naval Officer was appointed to oversee these facilities;<ref name=rmg>{{cite web|title=Royal Museums Greenwich research guide|url=http://www.rmg.co.uk/researchers/library/research-guides/the-royal-navy/research-guide-b5-royal-naval-dockyards
|access-date=6 July 2020|archive-date=3 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103234627/http://www.rmg.co.uk/researchers/library/research-guides/the-royal-navy/research-guide-b5-royal-naval-dockyards|url-status=dead}}</ref> however, development was cut short by the 1692 earthquake. After the earthquake, an attempt was made to establish a [[naval base]] at [[Port Antonio]] instead, but the climate there proved disagreeable. From 1735, Port Royal once more became the focus of the Admiralty's attention. New wharves and storehouses were built at this time, as well as housing for the officers of the Yard. Over the next thirty years, more facilities were added: [[cooperages]], workshops, [[sawpit]]s, and accommod(contracted; show full)[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kingston, Jamaica]]
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<small>This page was moved from [[:en:Port Royal]]. Its edit history can be viewed at [[Port Royal/edithistory]]</small></noinclude>