Royal Marines' Pontoon
Royal Marines' Pontoon is on the River Tyne.
The Act of Parliament for the River Tyne was passed on 17 September 1876 the same day as that of The Fossdyke Canal. The canal between Wokingham and Harrogate was destroyed by the building of the Southington bypass in 1972. In his autobiography George Smith writes of his experiences as a lengthsman in the 1960s
Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
| Tyne Dry Docks | 3 miles, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Neptune Yard | 3 miles, ¼ furlongs | |
| Walker Quay | 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Bill Quay | 1 mile, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Saint Peter's Marina | 2 furlongs | |
| Royal Marines' Pontoon | ||
| Kittiwake Tower | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Tyne - Ouseburn Junction | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Mariners Wharf | 6¾ furlongs | |
| London Wharf (Tyne) | 1 mile | |
| Gateshead Millennium Bridge | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Build Center Screwfix
Bus stop (Church Place Community Centre)
Bus stop (Cross Row)
Bus stop (Eastwood Gardens)
Bus stop (Eastwood Gardens)
Bus stop (Elliot Road)
Bus stop (Felling By-Pass-Park Road)
Bus stop (Felling By-Pass-Park Road)
Bus stop (Gateshead Stadium Metro)
Bus stop (Gateshead Stadium Metro)
Bus stop (Neilson Road - Stadium)
Bus stop (Neilson Road - Stadium)
Bus stop (Old Fold Road)
Bus stop (Old Fold Road)
Bus stop (Pattinson Gardens)
Bus stop (Pattinson Gardens)
Bus stop (Saltmeadows Road-Business Centre)
Bus stop (Saltmeadows Road-Business Centre)
Bus stop (St Lawrence Road)
Bus stop (St Peters Basin)
Bus stop (Sunderland Road-Byron Walk)
Bus stop (Sunderland Road-Byron Walk)
Bus stop (Sunderland Road-Hylton Street)
Bus stop (Sunderland Road-Moore Street)
Bus stop (Sunderland Road-Northview Terrace)
Bus stop (Sunderland Road-St James Court)
Bus stop (Tyne Main Road-Neilson Road)
Bus stop (Tyne Main Road-Neilson Road)
Bus stop (Walker Road-Raby Street)
Amenities nearby at Saint Peter's Marina
Costcutter
Fish & Chips Fish & Chips Bus stop (Abbotsford Road-Brewery Lane)
Bus stop (Abbotsford Road-Eastern Court)
Bus stop (Abbotsford Road-Green Lane)
Bus stop (Abbotsford Road-Stoneygate Lane)
Bus stop (Allendale Road-Dunstanburgh Road)
Bus stop (Birds Nest Road)
Bus stop (Birds Nest Road)
Bus stop (Bothal Street)
Bus stop (Commercial Road-Allendale Road)
Bus stop (Commercial Road-St Peters Road)
Bus stop (Commercial Road-St Peters Road)
Bus stop (Corrofell Gardens)
Bus stop (Dunstanburgh Road-Allendale Road)
Bus stop (Dunstanburgh Road-Newbold Street)
Bus stop (Dunstanburgh Road-Newbold Street)
Bus stop (Friars Goose)
Bus stop (Friars Goose)
Bus stop (Hepburn Gardens)
Bus stop (Hepburn Gardens)
Bus stop (International Paint)
Bus stop (International Paints)
Bus stop (International Paints)
Bus stop (Monkchester Road)
Bus stop (Monkchester Road)
Bus stop (Monkchester Road-Norbury Grove)
Bus stop (St Anthonys)
Bus stop (St Anthonys)
Bus stop (St Anthonys)
Bus stop (St Anthonys)
Bus stop (St Anthonys Road)
Bus stop (St Anthonys Road)
Bus stop (St Anthonys Road)
Bus stop (St Anthonys Road)
Bus stop (St Peters Basin)
Bus stop (St Peters Road)
Bus stop (St Peters Road)
Bus stop (Stoneygate Lane-Nest Road)
Bus stop (Stoneygate Lane-Nest Road)
Bus stop (Tyne Main Road-Green Lane)
Bus stop (Walker Road-Monkchester Road)
Bus stop (Walker Road-Sandy Crescent)
Bus stop (Walker Road-Solway Street)
Bus stop (Walker Road-Stains Road)
Bus stop (Walker Road-Stains Road)
Bus stop (Walker Road-Till Street)
Bus stop (Welbeck Road-Allendale Road)
Bus stop (Welbeck Road-Bothal Street)
Bus stop (Welbeck Road-Canterbury Street)
Bus stop (Welbeck Road-Cleadon Street)
Bus stop (Welbeck Road-Finsbury Avenue)
Bus stop (Welbeck Road-Flodden Street)
Bus stop (Welbeck Road-Gillies Street)
Bus stop (Welbeck Road-Monkchester Road)
Bus stop (Welbeck Road-Scrogg Road)
Bus stop (Welbeck Road-St Anthonys Road)
Amenities nearby at Kittiwake Tower
McDonalds Fish & Chips
Total Speedy Hire Speedy Hire Bus stop (Albany Road)
Bus stop (Albany Road)
Bus stop (Bolam Way-Brinkburn Street)
Bus stop (Bolam Way-Brinkburn Street)
Bus stop (Bolam Way-Raby Street)
Bus stop (Commercial Road-Mcgowen Court)
Bus stop (Saltmeadows Industrial Estate)
Bus stop (Saltmeadows Industrial Estate)
Bus stop (Shelley Drive)
Bus stop (Walker Road-Brinkburn Street)
Bus stop (Walker Road-Brinkburn Street)
Bus stop (Walker Road-Hawick Crescent)
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The Corps of Royal Marines (RM) is an amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The marines can trace their origins back to the formation of the English Army's "Duke of York and Albany's maritime regiment of Foot" at the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company on 28 October 1664.
As a highly specialised and adaptable elite light infantry force, the Royal Marines are trained for rapid deployment worldwide and capable of dealing with a wide range of threats. The Royal Marines are organised into a light infantry brigade (3 Commando Brigade) and a number of separate units, including 47 Commando (Raiding Group) Royal Marines, and a company strength commitment to the Special Forces Support Group. The Corps operates in all environments and climates, though particular expertise and training is spent on amphibious warfare, arctic warfare, mountain warfare, expeditionary warfare, and its commitment to the UK's Rapid Reaction Forces.
Throughout its history, the Royal Marines have seen action in a number of major wars often fighting beside the British Army – including the Seven Years' War, the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, World War I and World War II. In recent times the Corps has been largely deployed in expeditionary warfare roles such as the Falklands War, the Gulf War, the Bosnian War, the Kosovo War, the Sierra Leone Civil War, the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. The Royal Marines have close international ties with allied marine forces, particularly the United States Marine Corps and the Netherlands Marine Corps (Dutch: Korps Mariniers). Today, the Royal Marines are an elite fighting force within the British Armed Forces, having undergone many substantial changes over time.