Image Strait of Dover map.png 300px thumb right Map showing the location of the Strait of Dover . File France manche vue dover.JPG thumb right 300px View of the English coast from France The Strait of Dover or DoverStrait lang fr Pas de Calais IPA fr p d kal , literally lang en Strait of Calais , lang nl Nauw van Calais IPA nl n u v n kal is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel . The shortest distance across the strait is from the South Foreland , 6 kilometres some 4 miles northeast of Dover in the county of Kent , England, to Cap Gris Nez , a Headlands and bays ... the Strait of Dover, rather than taking the longer and more dangerous route around the north of Scotland . The strait is the busiest international seaway in the world, used by over 400 commercial vessels ... Forecast . Geological formation Goodwin Sands and Doggerland redirect here Image Strait of dover STS106 718 28.jpg thumb Satellite image of the Strait of Dover Image Strait of Dover MODIS.jpg thumb ... of Dover , and Cap Blanc Nez on the French side of the strait. This same rock provided an excellent ... channel was gradually widened and deepened into the Strait of Dover. A narrow deeper channel ... in England. See also Battle of DoverStrait Notes reflist External links http www.mcga.gov.uk ... simple Strait of Dover sk Calaisk ina fi Doverinsalmi sv Doverkanalen tl Kipot ng Calais ta ... with the naked eye, and the lights of land at night, as in Matthew Arnold s poem Dover Beach . Shipping traffic Image White cliffs of dover 09 2004.jpg thumb right 300px The white cliffs of Dover Most ... a 24 hour watch over the strait and enforcing a strict regime of shipping lanes. ref See http ... Navigation Information Service CNIS ref In addition to the intensive east west traffic, the strait is criss crossed from north to south by ferry ferries linking Dover to Calais and Boulogne . Until ... route, crossing underneath the strait at an average depth of 45 m 150 feet underneath ... more details
About the engagement in 1916 the raid that took place the following year Battle of DoverStrait Good Article Warbox conflict Battle of DoverStrait 1916 partof the World War I First World War campaign image File HMSNubian.jpg 200px alt HMS Nubian, a destroyer, beached near cliffs with her bow blown off by a torpedo. caption HMS Nubian 1909 6 beached on the South Foreland after her bow had been blown off in battle with German torpedo boat s in the DoverStrait. date 26 27 October 1916 place DoverStrait result German victory combatant1 flag United Kingdom combatant2 Image Flag of the German Empire.svg 23px German Empire Germany commander1 Henry G. L. Oliphant commander2 Ludwig von Schroeder strength1 ... Picture of a drifter with shot holes throughout its bridge. The Battle of DoverStrait that occurred ... Flotilla launched a raid into the DoverStrait in an attempt to disrupt the Dover Barrage and destroy whatever Allies of World War I Allied shipping could be found in the strait. Upon approaching ... to the balance of power in the DoverStrait . Whereas before, the Flanders Flotilla had only been equipped ... von Schroeder decided to launch a raid in the DoverStrait against the Dover Barrage as well as any ... torpedo boat s, they now possessed 23 large torpedo boats capable of meeting the British Dover ... the Dover Patrol in several months and as a result British defences were quite lax in the area ... raid, the Dover Barrage was not prepared to meet such an attack. Facing Schroeder s 23 boats, the Dover ... s at Dover that could be called upon in the event of a raid as well as several units of Harwich ... Half Flotilla sailed into the Dover Barrage and soon came into contact with five drifters of the 10th .... ref Kemp, p. 108 ref Near the end of the action, Reginald Bacon the commander of the Dover ... authorlink title The Dover Patrol 1915 1917, Volume 2 publisher George H. Doran Company year 1919 location New York url http books.google.com books?id TM8BAAAAMAAJ&pg PA27&dq the dover patrol flirt&cd ... more details
away, across the Strait of Dover. ref cite web url http www.eosnap.com ?tag strait of dover title Eosnap.com ... stream of shipping crossing their path. The DoverStrait Traffic Separation Scheme allots ships separate ... crossings.htm title The DoverStrait Traffic Navigation Scheme and rules relating thereto publisher ... Dover to Calais it usually take one and a half hours to cross the Strait of Dover . The Strait of Dover ... http en.wikipedia.org wiki Strait of Dover Notes reflist colwidth 30em Bibliography Cite book title ...two other uses the English town the larger local government district Dover district other uses Dover disambiguation infobox UK place country England static image File Dover from air.jpg 270px static image caption small Aerial view of Dover Harbour small official name Dover latitude 51.1295 longitude ... Dover district Dover shire county Kent region South East England constituency westminster Dover UK Parliament constituency Dover post town DOVER postcode district CT16, CT17 postcode area CT dial code 44 0 1304 os grid reference TR315415 london distance 77.8mi Dover IPAc en icon d o v r lang ... Dungeness and Hastings . The town is the administrative centre of the Dover district Dover District and home of the Dover Calais ferry through the Port of Dover . The surrounding chalk cliffs have become known as the White Cliffs of Dover , and the narrow sea passage nearby the Strait of Dover . ref The French name for the Strait is La Manche ref Its strategic position has been evident throughout ... finds, and Dover is one of only a few places in Britain &ndash London and Cornwall being ... 2010 04 03 accessdate 2010 04 18 ref Services related to the Port of Dover provide a great deal of the town ... barracks in Dover, which was closed in 2007. History Main History of Dover File Dover Castle Castle Street .JPG thumb 160px left Dover Castle seen from Castle Street. Dover s name originated ... cliffs play a prominent role. Dover s history, because of its proximity to France , has always been ... more details
economic zone are subject to the legal regime of transit passage Strait of Gibraltar , DoverStrait , Strait of Hormuz . The regime of innocent passage applies in straits used for international ... , with the Sea of Marmara in between. Cook Strait , separating the North and South Islands of New Zealand . Strait of Dover 34 km , between England and France, which connects the North Sea with the English ...ocean habitat topics image Strait.svg caption Diagram of a strait A strait or straits is a narrow, typically ... interchangeably with strait , although each is sometimes differentiated with varying senses. Many straits ... of straits, they are not usually referred to as such. The term strait is typically reserved ... a strait may be capable of generating 10 GW. ref name Marine Marine Briefing December 2006 Scottish Renewables Forum. Glasgow. ref Cook Strait in New Zealand may be capable of generating 5.6GW ref name ... sea of coastal nation Strait of Tiran , Strait of Juan de Fuca , Strait of Baltiysk and 2 in straits formed by an island of a state bordering the strait and its mainland if there exists seaward ... with respect to navigational and hydrographical characteristics Strait of Messina , Pentland Firth ... list of straits File Strait of gibraltar.jpg thumb right The Strait of Gibraltar br North is to the left ... Strait , which lies between mainland Australia and Tasmania , and depending on definition, either ... Ocean. Bering Strait 85 km , between Alaska and Siberia , which connects the Pacific Ocean Pacific ... Erie , having lent the French translation of strait for naming the city of Detroit . The East River ... current originates there. Strait of Gibraltar 14.3 km , the only natural passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea . Strait of Hormuz connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman , through which Persian Gulf petroleum is shipped to the world. Strait of Magellan 2 km ... America . Strait of Malacca , between Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra , connecting the Indian Ocean ... more details
Several naval engagements that occurred somewhere in the vicinity of Dover , England , are known as the Battle of Dover Note all dates after 1584 in the Gregorian calendar The Battle of Dover 1217 Battle of Dover , 24 August 1217, in the First Barons War . The Battle of Goodwin Sands , 29 May 1652, in the First Anglo Dutch War . The Battle of the Kentish Knock , 8 October 1652, in the First Anglo Dutch War . The Four Days Battle , 11 June &ndash 14 June 1666, in the Second Anglo Dutch War . The Battle of DoverStrait , 21 April 1917, in World War I . The name may also refer to the Battle of Dover 1863 Battle of Dover fought near Dover, Tennessee on February 3, 1863 in the American Civil War . disambig Category History of Dover, Kent Category Military history of Kent ... more details
TOCright Dover is a port town in Kent in South East England. Dover may also refer to Dover film Dover film , a 1943 WWII documentary short Dover Corporation , a diversified industrial manufacturer Dover UK Parliament constituency , the Parliamentary constituency that includes Dover, England Dover Castle , Kent, England Port of Dover , a cross channel port in South East England Dover sole disambiguation Dover sole , any of two species of flatfish Dover Publications , American publisher of books and, for a time, classical records Dover Records , an English popular record label for the American label, see above Dover band , a Spanish rock band Dover truck , a make of truck owned by the Hudson Motor Car Company, Detroit Dover House , a Grade I listed building in Whitehall, London Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District court case Baron Dover , a British Peerage The Dovers , American garage rock band HMS Dover , the designation of several Royal Navy ships Placenames Australia Dover, Tasmania Dover Island Tasmania Dover Heights, New South Wales Canada Dover, Calgary , Alberta Dover, Newfoundland and Labrador Dover, Nova Scotia Port Dover, Ontario Little Dover, Nova Scotia Singapore Dover, Singapore Dover MRT Station United Kingdom Dover district Dover, Kent White Cliffs of Dover Straits of Dover United States Dover, Arkansas Dover, Delaware , the state capital Dover Air Force Base Dover Downs , horse harness racing track Dover International Speedway , a NASCAR race track located at Dover Downs Dover, Florida Dover, Idaho Dover, Illinois Dover, Indiana Dover, Kansas Dover, Kentucky Dover, Maine , merged with Foxcroft since 1922 to form a single town Dover, Massachusetts Dover, Minnesota Dover, Missouri Dover, New Hampshire Dover, New Jersey Dover, New York Dover, North Carolina Dover, Ohio Dover, Oklahoma Dover, Pennsylvania , involved in the Dover trial Dover, Tennessee Dover, Utah , a ghost town Dover, Vermont Dover, Virginia Dover, Buffalo County, Wisconsin , a town Dover ... more details
The Dover Patrol was a Royal Navy command of the World War I First World War , notable for its involvement in the Zeebrugge Raid on 22 April 1918. The Dover Patrol formed a discrete unit of the Royal Navy based at Dover and Dunkirk for the duration of the First World War. Its primary task was to prevent enemy German shipping chiefly submarines from entering the English Channel en route to the Atlantic Ocean , thereby obliging the Kaiserliche Marine German Navy to travel via the much longer route around Scotland which was itself covered by the Northern Patrol . In late July 1914, with war looming, 12 Tribal class destroyer 1905 Tribal class destroyer s arrived at Dover to join the near obsolete destroyers already at anchor in the harbour, most of them built in the late 19th century. These destroyers formed the nucleus of the fledgling Dover Patrol, which, from its early beginnings as a modest and poorly equipped command, became one of the most important Royal Navy commands of the First World War. The Dover Patrol assembled cruiser s, Monitor warship monitor s, destroyers, armed Naval trawler trawler s and Drifter fishing boat drifter s, paddle Minesweeper ship minesweeper s, armed yacht s, Motor launch Motor Launch es and coastal motor boats, submarine s, seaplane s, aeroplanes and airships. With these resources it performed several duties simultaneously in the Southern North Sea and the DoverStrait s carrying out anti submarine patrols escorting merchantmen, hospital and troop ships laying sea mines and even constructing mine barrages sweeping up German mines bombarding German ... a memorial to the Dover Patrol. In July 1921, the memorial at Leathercote Point near St Margaret ... kent.co.uk history ww1a dover patrol.htm History of the Dover Patrol http www.firstworldwar.com atoz ... background dover patrol.htm www.theotherside.co.uk coord 51 9 25 N 1 23 33 E region GB KEN display ... Category Dover district ... more details
The following train stations all have Dover in their names United Kingdom Dover Priory railway station in Dover in Kent. See also List of railway stations in Dover United States Dover Amtrak station in Dover, New Hampshire. Dover Plains Metro North station in Dover Plains, New York. Dover NJT station in Dover, New Jersey. Singapore Dover MRT Station in Dover in Singapore. disambig ... more details
Dover Road may refer to The former name of A2 road Great Britain Dover Road Reisterstown , a road in Reisterstown, Maryland A road in Dover, Singapore The Dover Road a play and film disambig ... more details
Dover is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin Dover, Price County, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Dover, Buffalo County, Wisconsin , a town Dover, Racine County, Wisconsin , a town geodis es Dover Wisconsin ... more details
Dover Township may refer to the following places TOC right Canada Dover Township, Ontario , a defunct township now part of Chatham Kent United States Arkansas Dover Township, Hot Spring County, Arkansas Dover Township, Pope County, Arkansas Iowa Dover Township, Fayette County, Iowa Michigan Dover Township, Lake County, Michigan Dover Township, Lenawee County, Michigan Dover Township, Otsego County, Michigan Minnesota Dover Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota New Jersey Dover Township, New Jersey , the former name of Toms River Township Ohio Dover Township, Athens County, Ohio Dover Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio , a defunct township Dover Township, Fulton County, Ohio Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio Dover Township, Union County, Ohio Pennsylvania Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania See also Dover disambiguation Geodis Category Township name disambiguation pages de Dover Township ... more details
Robert Dover may refer to Robert Dover Cotswold Games 1575 1641 , English captain and attorney founder of the Cotswold Olimpick Games Robert Dover equestrian born 1956 , American Olympic horse rider hndis Dover, Robert ... more details
The NASCAR Nationwide Series holds two races each year that take place at Dover International Speedway , both of which have been known as Dover 200 at one time Dover 200 Spring Race The spring early summer race known as the Dover 200 in 2007 Dover 200 Fall Race The fall race known as the Dover 200 from 2005 2006, and again starting in 2009 disambiguation Category NASCAR Nationwide Series races de Dover 200 ... more details
Dover may refer to the following places in the U.S. state of Michigan Dover, Cass County, Michigan , a former post office in Milton Township Dover, Clare County, Michigan , an unincorporated community in Grant Township Dover, Lenawee County, Michigan , a former post office in Dover Township Dover, Washtenaw County, Michigan , an unincorporated community in Dexter Township See also Mount Morris, Michigan , initially platted in 1862 with the name DoverDover Township, Lake County, Michigan Dover Township, Lenawee County, Michigan Dover Township, Otsego County, Michigan geodis ... more details
Dover Hundred was a List of Delaware Hundreds hundred in Kent County, Delaware Kent County , Delaware , United States . Dover Hundred was created in 1682 as St. Jones Hundred. It was renamed Dover Hundred in 1823. In 1859, Dover Hundred was divided into East Dover Hundred Coord 39.1123 75.7451 format dms display inline, title and West Dover Hundred Coord 39.6588 75.5679 format dms display inline . Kent County, Delaware Category Hundreds in Kent County, Delaware Delaware geo stub ... more details
Dover sole refers to two species of flatfish The common sole, Solea solea , found in European waters, the Dover sole of European cookery. Microstomus pacificus , found in the northeastern Pacific and called Dover sole along the Pacific coast of America. disambig ... more details
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dover , after the England English town and seaport of Dover HMS Dover 1649 6 was a Pink ship pink captured from the cavalier Royalists in 1649 and sold in 1650. HMS Dover 1654 6 was a 48 gun ship launched in 1654, rebuilt in 1695 and 1716 and broken up in 1730. HMS Dover 1672 6 was an 8 gun dogger captured from the Dutch in 1672 and given away in 1677. HMS Dover 1740 6 was a 44 gun fifth rate launched in 1740 and sold in 1763. HMS Dover 1786 6 was a 44 gun fifth rate launched in 1786 and burnt by accident in 1806. HMS Duncan 1804 HMS Dover was a 38 gun fifth rate, previously the East Indiaman Carron . She was purchased in 1804 and renamed HMS Duncan 1804 HMS Duncan . She was renamed HMS Dover in 1807 and was wrecked in 1811. HMS Dover 1811 6 was a 38 gun troopship , previously the French ship Bellone . She was captured in 1811, used for harbour service from 1825 and was sold in 1836. HMS Dover 1840 6 was an iron paddle Packet ship packet launched in 1840. She was the first iron ship in the Royal Navy, and was sold in 1866. See also HMS Dover Prize HMS Dover Castle was a planned Castle class corvette Castle class corvette , cancelled in 1943. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Dover, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Dover Hill can refer to Dover Hill, Indiana , a town in the USA. SS Dover Hill , a UK cargo ship completed in 1918 as the SS Clan Macvicar , renamed SS Dover Hill in 1936 and scuttled in the Normandy landings in 1944. SS List of Empire ships N Empire Nairobi Empire Nairobi , a UK Empire ship built in 1945, renamed SS Dover Hill in 1946, renamed five more times between 1951 and 1966 and scrapped in 1968. Shipindex ... more details
Baron Dover is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of England , once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . All three creations are now extinct. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1685 when Henry Jermyn, 1st Baron Dover Henry Jermyn was made Baron Dover . In 1703 he also succeeded his elder brother as Baron Jermyn . For more information on this creation, see the latter title. The second creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1788 when then soldier General Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover Sir Joseph Yorke was made Lord Dover , Baron of the Town and Port of Dover, in the County of Kent. He was the third son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke . The peerage became extinct on Lord Dover s death in 1792. The third creation came in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1831 when the politician George Agar Ellis, 1st Baron Dover George Agar Ellis was created Baron Dover , of Dover in the County of Kent. He was the only son of Henry Ellis, 2nd Viscount Clifden . For more information on this creation, see Viscount Clifden . Barons Dover 1685 see Baron Jermyn Barons Dover 1788 Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover 1724 1792 Barons Dover 1831 see Viscount Clifden See also Duke of Dover Earl of Dover Earl of Hardwicke References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors . Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition . New York St Martin s Press, 1990. Rayment date February 2012 http www.gazette online.co.uk SearchResults.aspx?GeoType London&st adv&sb date&exact Lord 20Dover& The London Gazette DEFAULTSORT Dover Category Baronies Category Extinct baronies Category Yorke family Baron ... more details
for the current club based in DoverDover Athletic F.C. Image DoverFC1903.jpg thumb right 300px The Dover team of 1903 Dover F.C. was a association football football club based in Dover , Kent , England . The club joined the Kent League in 1894, but folded in 1901. ref name R http www.rsssf.com tablese engkenthist.html RSSSF ref Dover F.C. was revived a year later, this time as a purely amateur club, and rejoined the Kent League, but folded again in 1909. ref name R The club reformed once again, this time as Dover United F.C. and playing in local leagues, in 1920 but disbanded for the third time in 1933. A further incarnation of the club, once again under the name Dover F.C., began play a year later, only to fold yet again in 1947. A new semi professional Dover F.C. was immediately formed and rejoined the Kent League, going on to win the league championship twice in the 1950s before progressing to the Southern Football League Southern League . Dover won the championship of Division One in 1967 and gained promotion to the Premier Division, where the club spent eleven seasons before being relegated. In 1983 the club folded due to its massive debts. ref name FCHD fchd name Dover id DOVER ref A new club, Dover Athletic F.C. Dover Athletic , took over its place in the league and remains active to this day. ref name FCHD2 fchd name Dover Athletic id DOVERA ref Honours Kent League Champions 1951 52 Southern League Division One Champions 1966 67 Southern League Division One South Champions 1978 79 Kent Senior Cup Winners 1951 52, 1959 60, 1961 62, 1966 67, 1967 68, 1970 71, 1971 72 References reflist External links http talesftre.tripod.com doverfootballclub Dover Football Club history site Category Defunct football clubs in England Category Sport in Kent Category Dover district Category Southern Football League clubs England footyclub defunct stub ... more details
St. Thomas of Dover died 1295 was a Roman Catholic regarded as a martyr by his Church. ref CathEncy wstitle Thomas of Dover ref Bibliography Mark Elvins Mark Turnham Elvins , St. Thomas of Dover monk and martyr London Buckland, 1994 References Reflist Persondata name Thomas of Dover alternative names short description date of birth place of birth date of death 1295 place of death Category 1295 deaths RC bio stub Saint stub ... more details
Infobox Newspaper name The Dover Post type Weekly newspaper foundation 1975 ceased publication price owners GateHouse Media publisher Tom Quinn editor Maureen Raitz circulation headquarters 609 E. Division St. br Dover, Delaware Dover , Delaware DE 19903 br USA ISSN website http www.doverpost.com doverpost.com The Dover Post is a weekly newspaper and online website published in Dover, Delaware. The parent company of The Dover Post is GateHouse Media, a United States U.S. newspaper publisher, headquartered in Fairport, New York , that publishes 97 dailies in 20 states and 198 paid weeklies, in addition to free papers, shoppers and specialty and niche publications. GateHouse Media bought The Dover Post from Jim Flood, Sr. in 2008. External links http www.doverpost.com Official website Category Dover, Delaware Category Publications established in 1975 Category Weekly newspapers published in the United States Category Newspapers published in Delaware ... more details
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