It was blown up by the British, then partially repaired in 1808 before being shut down for good in 1874.
Interestingly it was also Roald Amundsen's last stop before leaving Norway for his 1910 south pole expedition, to pick up almost a hundred dogs who stayed there waiting for pickup.
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espentan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 93d
It was blown up by the British, then partially repaired in 1808 before being shut down for good in 1874.
Interestingly it was also Roald Amundsen's last stop before leaving Norway for his 1910 south pole expedition, to pick up almost a hundred dogs who stayed there waiting for pickup.
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rosco385@lemmy.wtf · 2 pts · 93d
I assume that wikipedia article was written by someone for whom English was a second language.