Port Royal
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Port Royal is a small town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica.
View of the Fort Charles
Port Royal Fort defences
Port Royal in the 17th century, before the devastating earthquake in 1692
Remains of the Naval Hospital, rebuilt 1818 by Edward Holl
1692 Jamaica earthquake
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The 1692 Jamaica earthquake struck Port Royal, Jamaica, on 7 June. A stopped pocket watch found in the harbour during a 1959 excavation indicated that it occurred around 11:43 AM local time.
Port Royal
…the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. It was destroyed by an earthquake on 7 June 1692 and its accompanying tsunami, leading to the establishment of Kingston, which would later become the capital and the most populated city in Jamaica…
Sunken Pirate City of Port Royal 1692 — uploaded by Mattes 2022