Horse Sand Fort
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Horse Sand Fort or Horse Sands Fort is one of the larger Royal Commission sea forts in the Solent off Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The fort is one of four built as part of the Palmerston Forts constructions. It is 200 feet (61 m) across, built between 1865 and 1880, with two floors and a basement and armour-plated all round.
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1888-03-01 sea fort, Portsmouth Palmerston Forts, United Kingdom,
Location: 50.7502, -1.0724, KML, Maps
Browndown Battery
artillery battery,
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West Sussex County Council, civil defense center,
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military museum, national museum, tripadvisor
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English Heritage, fort, military museum, tripadvisor
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fort,
Fort Fareham 1861
bunker, fort,
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fort,
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fort,
Fort Grange 1863
fort,
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fort,
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fort, military museum, national museum, tripadvisor
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fort,
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British Army, Royal Navy, fort,
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fort,
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Gosport Borough Council, civil defense center,
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A-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine,
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Amphion-class submarine, museum ship, preserved watercraft, submarine, tripadvisor
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naval museum, naval shore establishment,
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Holland-class submarine, museum ship, preserved watercraft, submarine,
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M29-class monitor, monitor, museum ship, preserved watercraft, tripadvisor
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first-rate, museum ship, preserved watercraft, tripadvisor
Horse Sand Fort 1888
sea fort,London Road Portsmouth Deep Shelter
air-raid shelter,
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fort,
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archaeological find, carrack, museum ship, naval vessel, preserved watercraft, shipwreck, tripadvisor
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museum service, national museum, naval museum, tripadvisor
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sea fort,
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artillery battery,Portsmouth District Council Emergency Centre
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military museum, tripadvisor
Royal Navy Submarine Museum 1963
national museum, naval museum, tripadvisor
Southsea Castle 1543
castle, fort, local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisor
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English country house, military museum, tripadvisor
Spitbank Fort 1887
sea fort, tripadvisor
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lighthouse, sea fort,
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aviation museum, independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor
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local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisor
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air-raid shelter,
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Battle of Netley – Battle of the Solent – French invasion of the Isle of Wight – Grace Dieu – H & C Grayson – HMS A1 – HMS Alliance – HMS Boxer – HMS Hazard – HMS Holland 1 – HMS Invincible – HMS M33 – HMS Royal George – HMS Victory – HMS Warrior – Mary Rose – Palmerston Forts Society – Portsmouth Palmerston Forts – sea fort – Siege of Chichester – Siege of Portsmouth – Skirmish at the Isle of Wight – SM U-90 – SM UB-21 – Southampton Blitz – Trafalgar Wharf – Victorian Forts and Artillery –
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1545 Battle of Bonchurch
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508 Battle of Netley
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1545 French invasion of the Isle of Wight
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1642 Siege of Chichester
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1642 Siege of Portsmouth
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1647 Skirmish at the Isle of Wight
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1940—1944 Southampton Blitz
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HMS Spey leaving Portsmouth
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H4611
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H4620
Torpedo boat, 2nd class and HMS Hecla RMG PU6279
HMS Lurcher, Acheron-class destroyer - IWM Q 75097HMS Spey leaving PortsmouthThe British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H4611The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H4620Torpedo boat, 2nd class and HMS Hecla RMG PU6279HMS Lurcher, Acheron-class destroyer - IWM Q 75097| Type | Date | Description | Notes | Source | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | Kings of the Isle of Wight | , | Wikidata | region | |
| class | Isle of Wight Palmerston Forts | fortification, | Wikidata | fortification | |
| class | Portsmouth Palmerston Forts | fortification, | Wikidata | fortification | |
| class | South Coast Palmerston Forts | fortification, | Wikidata | fortification | |
| event | 1545 | Battle of Bonchurch | Kingdom of England, battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
| event | 508 | Battle of Netley | battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
| event | 1545 | Battle of the Solent | France, Kingdom of England, naval battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
| event | 1545 | French invasion of the Isle of Wight | Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, invasion, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
| event | 1642 | Siege of Chichester | siege, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
| event | 1642 | Siege of Portsmouth | George Goring, Lord Goring, William Waller, siege, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
| event | 1647 | Skirmish at the Isle of Wight | Kingdom of England, Swedish Empire, skirmish, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
| event | 1940 | Southampton Blitz | Nazi Germany, United Kingdom, aerial bombing of a city, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
| object | 1894 | HMS Boxer | Ardent-class destroyer, shipwreck, torpedo-boat destroyer, | Wikidata | naval vessel |
| object | 1894 | HMS Hazard | Dryad-class torpedo gunboat, torpedo gunboat, | Wikidata | naval vessel |
| object | 1744 | HMS Invincible | shipwreck, third-rate, | Wikidata | naval vessel |
| object | 1756 | HMS Royal George | 1745 Establishment Group, first-rate, marine salvage, shipwreck, | Wikidata | naval vessel |
| object | U-1195 | Type VIIC submarine, U-boat, | Wikidata | naval vessel | |
| organisation | Fort Cumberland | English Heritage, fort, | Wikidata | organisation | |
| organisation | Trafalgar Wharf | shipyard, | Wikidata | factory | |
| site | Browndown Battery | artillery battery, | Wikidata | artillery battery | |
| site | Chichester West Sussex County Emergency Centre | West Sussex County Council, civil defense center, | Wikidata | bunker | |
| site | 2001 | Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower | military museum, national museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum |
| site | 1858 | Fort Brockhurst | English Heritage, fort, military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum |
| site | Fort Elson | fort, | Wikidata | fort | |
| site | 1861 | Fort Fareham | bunker, fort, | Wikidata | bunker |
| site | 1863 | Fort Gilkicker | fort, | Wikidata | fort |
| site | 1858 | Fort Gomer | fort, | Wikidata | fort |
| site | 1863 | Fort Grange | fort, | Wikidata | fort |
| site | Fort Monckton | fort, | Wikidata | fort | |
| site | 1860 | Fort Nelson | fort, military museum, national museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum |
| site | 1860 | Fort Purbrook | fort, | Wikidata | fort |
| site | 1858 | Fort Rowner | British Army, Royal Navy, fort, | Wikidata | fort |
| site | 1861 | Fort Southwick | fort, | Wikidata | fort |
| site | 1874 | Fort Wallington | fort, | Wikidata | fort |
| site | 1860 | Fort Widley | fort, tripadvisor | Wikidata | fort |
| site | Gosport Borough Control | Gosport Borough Council, civil defense center, | Wikidata | bunker | |
| site | HMS A1 | A-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine, | Wikidata | shipwreck | |
| site | 1947 | HMS Alliance | Amphion-class submarine, museum ship, preserved watercraft, submarine, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum |
| site | HMS Excellent | naval museum, naval shore establishment, | Wikidata | museum | |
| site | HMS Holland 1 | Holland-class submarine, museum ship, preserved watercraft, submarine, | Wikidata | museum | |
| site | 1915 | HMS M33 | M29-class monitor, monitor, museum ship, preserved watercraft, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum |
| site | 1778 | HMS Victory | first-rate, museum ship, preserved watercraft, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum |
| site | 1888 | Horse Sand Fort | sea fort, | Wikidata | fort |
| site | London Road Portsmouth Deep Shelter | air-raid shelter, | Wikidata | bunker | |
| site | 1859 | Lumps Fort | fort, | Wikidata | fort |
| site | 1511 | Mary Rose | archaeological find, carrack, museum ship, naval vessel, preserved watercraft, shipwreck, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum |
| site | National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth | museum service, national museum, naval museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum | |
| site | 1867 | No Man's Land Fort | sea fort, | Wikidata | fort |
| site | Point Battery | artillery battery, | Wikidata | artillery battery | |
| site | Portsmouth District Council Emergency Centre | Portsmouth City Council, civil defense center, | Wikidata | bunker | |
| site | Portsmouth Historic Dockyard | military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum | |
| site | 1963 | Royal Navy Submarine Museum | national museum, naval museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum |
| site | 1543 | Southsea Castle | castle, fort, local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum |
| site | 1800 | Southwick House | English country house, military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum |
| site | 1887 | Spitbank Fort | sea fort, tripadvisor | Wikidata | fort |
| site | 1867 | St Helens Fort | lighthouse, sea fort, | Wikidata | fort |
| site | 1982 | Tangmere Military Aviation Museum | aviation museum, independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum |
| site | 1982 | The D-Day Story | local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum |
| site | The Wight Military And Heritage Museum | history museum, military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata | museum | |
| site | Wymering Air-Raid Shelter | air-raid shelter, | Wikidata | bunker | |
| commons | HMS Spey leaving Portsmouth | Commons | image | ||
| commons | The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H4611 | Commons | image | ||
| commons | The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H4620 | Commons | image | ||
| commons | Torpedo boat, 2nd class and HMS Hecla RMG PU6279 | Commons | image | ||
| commons | HMS Lurcher, Acheron-class destroyer - IWM Q 75097 | Commons | image | ||
| commons | HMS Spey leaving Portsmouth | Commons | image | ||
| commons | The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H4611 | Commons | image | ||
| commons | The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H4620 | Commons | image | ||
| commons | Torpedo boat, 2nd class and HMS Hecla RMG PU6279 | Commons | image | ||
| commons | HMS Lurcher, Acheron-class destroyer - IWM Q 75097 | Commons | image | ||
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