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SHEERNESS - RNXS EMERGENCY PORT CONTROL

The RNXS (Royal Naval Auxiliary Service) was set up in 1962 as a result of the Cold War nuclear threat to Britain, particularly her ports. The role of the auxiliary men was to ensure quick and effective evacuation of major ports and to get any larger and faster ships as far out to sea as possible, and to arrange a safe anchorage for any remaining ships. The RNXS were also vital to the co-ordination of evacuate ships into convoys and to ensure that communication between ships and control bases was maintained.

One of the features found in this control centre was an EMI filter. EMI or electromagnetic interference occurs if an electrical circuit is interrupted by an electromagnetic field. This is certainly the case following a nuclear explosion, which releases a massive electromagnetic pulse (EMP) which is powerful enough to knock out any electrical circuits and systems. An EMI filter was used to channel the huge surge of electromagnetism from an EMP to prevent disruption of any electrical circuits.

Location: Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey

Condition: Poor

Date Of Visit: 03/04/04

Plan: No

Video: No

Report: No

Other Sites in the Area:

RNXS Emergency Port Control, Fletcher Battery, Garrison Point For, Barton Point Fort, Sheerness Docks

Inside the complex, the main ventilation room.

SHEERNESS - RNXS EMERGENCY PORT CONTROL

Entrance into the site.

Another room in the complex, developed from the original fort casemate.

The complex is very damp, causing the paint to peel of the brickwork.

More signs of damp.

This corridor was originally the lighting passage for the fort.

Sign within the complex.

More views inside the complex.

The EMI filters for the control centre.