Battle of Sealand
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The Principality of Sealand is an unrecognised micronation on HM Fort Roughs, an offshore platform in the North Sea. It is situated on Rough Sands, a sandbar located approximately 11 kilometres (6 nmi) from the coast of Suffolk and 13 kilometres (7 nmi) from the coast of Essex. Roughs Tower is a Maunsell Sea Fort that was built by the British in international waters during World War II. Since 1967, the decommissioned Roughs Tower has been occupied and claimed as a sovereign state by the family and associates of Paddy Roy Bates. Bates seized Roughs Tower from a group of pirate radio broadcasters in 1967 with the intention of setting up his own station there. Bates and his associates have repelled incursions from vessels from rival pirate radio stations and the UK's Royal Navy using firearms and petrol bombs. In 1987, the United Kingdom extended its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles, which places the platform in British territory. As of August 2024, Sealand has only one permanent resident.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | Battle of Sealand | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1653 | Battle of the Gabbard | Dutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1667 | Battle of Landguard Fort | Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1704 | Battle of Orford Ness | Sweden, Kingdom of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | HMS Dundalk | minesweeper, Hunt-class minesweeper | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UC-11 | Type UC I submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UC-5 | diesel-electric transmission, minelaying submarine, U-boat, Type UC I submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UC-9 | Type UC I submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SS Deutschland | steamship | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Anti-aircraft site at Searson's Farm, Trimley St Mary | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Bath Side Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 350m north east of Little Oakley Hall | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1863 | Shotley Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1889 | Beacon Hill Battery | artillery battery, fort | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1915 | Brackenbury Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter | military museum, air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Landguard Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | Royal Air Force, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1915 | Former First World War Air Raid Shelter | air-raid shelter | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | 1951 | Mistley Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | fallout shelter, architectural structure, bunker | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1165 | Orford Castle | historic house museum, English Heritage, archaeological site, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1540 | Landguard Fort | military museum, fort, local museum, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Harwich Redoubt | military museum, redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1942 | HM Fort Roughs | Maunsell fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1942 | HM Fort Sunk Head | Maunsell fort, Royal Navy | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1941 | Harwich Radio Direction Finding Tower | military museum, radar tower | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1988 | HMS Ganges Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2007 | Bentwaters Cold War Museum | independent museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1897 | HMS Coquette | D-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Jaywick Martello Tower | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower AA | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower BB | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello tower D | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello tower E | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello tower F | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower G | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower H | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower I | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower J | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower K | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower L | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower M | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower N | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower O | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower P | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower Q | building, Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower R | Martello tower, sanatorium, hospital | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower S | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower T | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello tower U | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower V | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower W | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower X | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower Y | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower Z | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Slaughden Martello Tower | tourist attraction, Martello tower | Wikidata |