Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites 安提瓜海军造船

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World Heritage Committee Description:
The site consists of a group of Georgian-style naval buildings and structures, set within a walled enclosure. The natural environment of this side of the island of Antigua, with its deep, narrow bays surrounded by highlands, offered shelter from hurricanes and was ideal for repairing ships. The construction of the Dockyard by the British navy would not have been possible without the labour of generations of enslaved Africans since the end of the 18th century. Its aim was to protect the interests of sugar cane planters at a time when European powers were competing for control of the Eastern Caribbean.

安提瓜海军造船厂及其相关考古遗址包括一组乔治王朝时期的海军建筑，这些建筑位于一个有围墙的场地内，位于一系列被高地包围的深窄海湾上，高地上建有防御工事。造船厂及其相关设施建造时，欧洲国家正为争夺海洋霸权，以获得对东加勒比利润丰厚的产糖岛屿的控制权。安提瓜岛作为前线海军造船厂的位置，使英国海军在历史上的一个关键时刻拥有了相对于对手的战略优势。安提瓜海军造船厂的建造和运营是通过被奴役的非洲奴隶的劳动和技能才得以实现的，他们的贡献对该设施的建立至关重要，更广泛地说，对大英帝国的发展、贸易和工业化也至关重要。