Site Represents a site. Prim Media 3949 Stewardship Robben Island Museum Contact ec349@st-andrews.ac.uk Institutional nature Museum, Ecomuseum, Extended Museum, Territorial Museum, Cultural Center, Memory House, e-Museum, etc Building Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Murray's Bay Harbour Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Government of South Africa Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived is51102025,robbenisland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource ec349@st-andrews.ac.uk Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1478 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,-33.797647709660396,18.376511334718092; Description An account of the resource Murray's Bay Harbour was built during World War 2, to enable transport of defence weapons to the island as part of its status as a millitary station for the Union of South Africa after they declared war on Germany in 1939. Just off the coast, off the tip of Africa, protecting water around this area was important due to its importance to shipping lanes, especially given the turmoil around the Suez Canal. During the war, a degaussing station was also built adjacent to the harbour. This was built because the Germans were using magnetic mines, and ships needed to have the magnetic fields induced on them neutralised. Reportedly, they dealt with thousands of ships during the war. The harbour was expanded in the 1950s, and a high wall was built block the view of Table Bay by prisoners. Today, the harbour is used by ferrys bringing tourists over from the mainland for tours with the Robben Island Museum, the current stewards of the island. Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 25/04/2025 References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. https://www.cape-town-heritage.co.za/heritage-site/murray-s-bay-harbour.html, https://www.robben-island.org.za/army-1941-1945/, https://indicatorloops.com/southafrica.htm, https://www.robben-island.org.za/banishment-1939-now/ Extent The size or duration of the resource. cm x cm x cm Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 Subject The topic of the resource Immovable Culture Heritage Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 04/25/2025 11:50:26 pm Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Murray's Bay Harbour Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Robben Island