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Dartmouth is a town in Devon in the south-west of England. It is a major tourist destination set on the banks of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal fjord that runs inland as far as Totnes. Historically, Dartmouth was of great strategic importance as a deep-water port for sailing vessels. Dartmouth was a home of the English navy since the reign of Edward III and was twice surprised and sacked during the Hundred Years War, after which the mouth of the estuary was closed every night with a great chain. The narrow mouth of the Dart is protected by two fortified castles, Dartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle. Dartmouth is dominated by the Royal Navy Officer Training college (Britannia Royal Naval College) and all officers of the Royal Navy, as well as many foreign navies, are trained there. Thomas Newcomen, the inventor of the steam pumping engine was born in Dartmouth in 1663.