Mount Batten is a 24-metre-tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula at Plymouth Sound in England. A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body that is surrounded by water on three sides. ... Plymouth Sound, or just The Sound, is a bay at Plymouth in England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831...

It has been an important defensive point for the old part of Plymouth and its harbour, being on the opposite side of the Cattewater, the channel leading from the old town to the sea. It has had a fort for many centuries. This article is about Plymouth, England. ... A harbor (or harbour) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ... The city of Plymouth, Devon, England is bounded by Dartmoor to the north, the river Tamar to the west. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ...

Between 1917 and 1945, with some gaps, it was a flying boat base for both the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. Short Sunderland flying boats operated from RAF Mount Batten during WWII taking part in the Battle of the Atlantic. The RAF operated search and rescue launches there with the help of Aircraftman Shaw. The RAF finally left in 1992. 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Boeing 314 A flying boat is an aircraft that is designed to take off and land on water, in particular a type of seaplane which uses its fuselage as a floating hull (instead of pontoons mounted below the fuselage). ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force of the United Kingdom. ... Royal Navy Ensign The Royal Navy is the navy of the United Kingdom. ... The Sunderland, S.25, was a flying boat patrol bomber, developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers, based on their successful S.23 Empire flying boats, the flagship of Imperial Airways. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... Battle of the Atlantic can refer to either of two naval campaigns, depending on context: World War I - First Battle of the Atlantic World War II - Second Battle of the Atlantic A Third Battle of the Atlantic was envisioned to be be part of any Third World War that arose... Search and Rescue (acronym SAR) is an operation mounted by emergency services, often well-trained volunteers, to find someone believed to be in distress, lost, sick or injured either in a remote or difficult to access area, such as mountains, desert or forest (Wilderness search and rescue), or at sea... Thomas Edward Lawrence (August 16, 1888 – May 19, 1935), also known as Lawrence of Arabia, and (apparently, among his Arab allies) Aurens or El Aurens, became famous for his role as a British liaison officer during the Arab Revolt of 1916–1918. ...

The peninsula is now a marina and centre for sea sports. For other uses of this word, see Marina (disambiguation). ...