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1005:, is located on the south-western shore of the harbour. The Royal Yachting Association had expressed interest in securing a suitable site locally for a number of decades, in order to make use of the harbour's natural advantages. However the opportunity did not develop until the end of the 20th century, with the withdrawal of the Royal Navy. The academy was established as a not-for-profit company in 1999, and originally operated from various disused military buildings and facilities. In 2003 the academy was able to start redevelopment of the site. In 2005 WPNSA was selected to host the sailing events at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Additionally Osprey Quay became an 80 acres regeneration project commissioned by South West Regional Development Agency in 2001. By 2012 Osprey Quay had been transformed with huge investment, offering over 11 hectares, a total of 60,000 square metres of business space. 365: 289: 196: 1146:. The site was also the location of a coastal battery, known as A Pier Head Battery, which opened in 1901 and was armed with two 12-pounder quick-firing (QF) guns for anti-torpedo craft defence. In 1944 emplacements were constructed to replace the 12-pounder guns with 6-pounders. A World War I torpedo station was also located on 'A' Head, using two 18 inch torpedo tubes which were operational from 1915 until 1918. It was put into operation again during World War II. During World War II a petroleum warfare site consisting of four flame throwers were located on 'A' Head. A World War II battery observation post survives. 928:. In 2004 changes led to Portland Harbour Authority Ltd becoming the Statutory and Competent Harbour Authority and Portland Port Ltd the Port Operator. The commercial port has expanded since its initial establishment; the Britannia Passenger Terminal was opened by HRH Prince Philip on 14 July 1999. In April 2000 the contract was signed for a new bunkering jetty and berth, which came into service in 2005. However, despite published reports in 1996 revealing that Portland Port Ltd were interested in the renovation of historic coastal fortifications in the area, no restoration of any kind has taken place. 5320: 5328: 324: 44: 1154:
removed and replaced with a 6-inch breech-loading (BL) Mk. VII gun. The 6-inch gun was removed in 1924 and in 1934 two 12-pounder guns were transferred across from the recently decommissioned B Pier Head. In 1944 emplacements were constructed for two 6-pounder guns, but the guns were not mounted for a number of years. At the C Pier Head Battery a World War II petroleum warfare site was constructed. On site is a World War II 29 millimetre spigot mortar emplacement.
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The coastal battery opened in 1901 and was armed with two 12-pounder quick-firing (QF) guns for anti-torpedo craft defence. By 1913 the battery's armament included four 12-pounder guns and a 6-inch breech-loading (BL) Mk. VII gun. The battery was decommissioned in 1934. The same site featured a World War I torpedo station. Additionally there is a World War I battery observation post.
792:(AUWE), formed from an amalgamation of different establishments from different parts of the UK involved in researching and developing underwater weapons and detection systems (including HMUDE, which nevertheless remained in its Balaclava Bay premises). The latter was renamed AUWE (North), to distinguish it from the new building, AUWE (South), at Southwell. 420:'s Torpedo Works at Wyke Regis in 1891. A purpose-built pier projecting into the harbour from the factory was used for torpedo testing and practice firing. The factory closed in 1997 and was cleared to make way for a housing development named Whitehead Drive, which includes a memorial stone and plaque to commemorate the factory. 878:. Following this, RNAS Portland also closed in October 1999. The combined closure of all Portland-based establishments was believed to have cost the area 4,500 jobs, along with a loss of £40 million in the area's economy, according to a study carried out for Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in 1995. 1110:
The inner breakwater, with its jetty, former victualling store and Inner Pierhead Fort, are Grade II Listed. The victualling store was built around 1850. At the south-west end of Prince Consort Walk is a carved commemorative stone for the completion of the breakwaters in 1872. The outer breakwater is
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Coaling facilities were initially integrated into the design of the inner breakwater. A new coaling pier was built between 1890 and 1896, and expanded coaling facilities were still being added in 1906. During the 20th century the harbour increasingly became an naval oiling depot and, beginning in the
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The port also sees various cruise ship calls bringing visitors to the Dorset area. The Britannia Cruise Terminal, which was opened in July 1999 and again refurbished in 2005, has seen the likes of Royal Caribbean, Azamara, Club Cruises, Saga and Crystal Cruises use it as a start point for excursions
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Commercial activities on the water include specialist diving services for vessels and repairs and maintenance, as well as a bunkering (fuelling) station. The port is used by all kinds of vessels, from commercial ships such as bulkers, tankers, container carriers car carriers, survey and reefers etc.
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On the North Eastern Breakwater, within the centre area, is a World War II coastal battery with coast artillery searchlights. Further along the arm is a 29 millimetre spigot mortar emplacement. On the far end of the North Eastern Breakwater, on the Weymouth side, is the site of B Pier Head Battery.
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The harbour was sold off by the Royal Navy in 1996, allowing it to be used both as a centre for water sports and as a service facility for Channel shipping. Portland Port Ltd, formed in December 1994, took possession of the site immediately and their purchase was completed on 12 December 1996. The
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The Portland Harbour Revision Order 2010 provides for the creation of new berths and hardstand areas at the port in order to allow increased commercial activities over the next 50 years. These new facilities have been identified as part of a master plan and business strategy developed by Portland
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in France. The breakwaters lead to a restricted water exchange; this in turn leads to elevated water temperatures. Thus several marine species inhabit the harbour beyond the typical northern limits of their range. The harbour is designated as EU shellfish water and supports an important shellfish
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The Weymouth end breakwater features the C Pier Head Battery on the southern tip. The arm is known as the Bincleaves Groyne. The battery was opened in 1901 and was armed with two 12-pounder quick-firing (QF) guns for anti-torpedo craft defence. By the First World War the 12-pounder guns had been
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Situated across Portland Harbour's four breakwater arms are various defensive structures and related monuments. Many of these are still in existence today, however are derelict and remain unopened to the public. At the Breakwater Fort is a World War II 29 millimetre spigot mortar emplacement, a
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East Weare Battery was built in the 1860s to protect the harbour. In addition to this, The 'E' section of the battery is Grade II Listed and has become a scheduled monument too. East Weare Camp is Grade II Listed. One of the most dominant of the defence structures is the
100:. Construction of the harbour began in 1849; when completed in 1872, its 520-hectare (1,300-acre) surface area made it the largest human-made harbour in the world, and it remains one of the largest in the world today. It is naturally sheltered by Portland to the south, 457:, which took on the same name. In 1882 an onshore training complex was built, above the dockyard on Portland Bill. As the Royal Navy grew in size towards the end of the 19th century, additional accommodation was required for boys' training, which saw the arrival of 395:
was introduced in 1914, enabling Portland to function as a repair and refit facility, and by 1914 Portland was officially listed as a Naval Dockyard (remaining so until 1959). Onshore amenities included a range of storehouses, workshops and office buildings.
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With the advent of the helicopter and its importance as an anti-submarine weapon, an airfield was formed following World War II. In 1946, Hoverfly R-4Bs began operating from the base's playing fields, which were transformed into a landing ground. In 1959,
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in April 2009 and is situated directly adjacent to the National Sailing Academy. Apart from the usual freshwater, fuel, shore power and pump-out facilities the marina also has a bar/restaurant, 15 retail/business units and 5 larger commercial units.
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The Ministry of Defence continued to invest in HMNB Portland until the late 1980s; however in 1991 the closure was announced of both the naval base and the research establishments on Portland as part of defence spending cuts following the end of the
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was established to provide convict labour to quarry the stone needed to construct the breakwaters and the harbour defences. Known as the Admiralty Quarries, they provided 10,000 tons of stone per week. The breakwaters were declared complete by
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watched aerial displays from the royal yacht in the harbour in May 1912. This occasion saw a biplane demonstrate the first British flight from a moving ship, and afterwards the king took the first ever royal trip in a submarine.
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As part of further defence works against the threat of torpedo attack, the harbour's two northern breakwaters were built between 1893 and 1906. In 1902, additional defences were constructed, including Upton Fort at Osmington and
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came to see the great D-Day preparations at Portland; activity in the harbour was continuous. After the war, Portland's role in the liberation of Europe was marked by a ceremony in August 1945, when the American Ambassador
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On 1 May 1944, the harbour was commissioned as USNAAB Portland-Weymouth. Both Portland and Weymouth were major embarkation points for American troops during D-Day, particularly the US 1st Division who embarked for
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that Portland Dockyard was to close the following year (though the naval base would be retained). At the time, the Dockyard employed 'some 1,600 industrial and non-industrial staff'. Within the same statement
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As planned, Portland's Royal Dockyard closed in 1959, but the Naval Base remained open 'in support of the local establishments and H.M. ships using the harbour'. From 1958, the base's main occupation was
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in Portsmouth.) The 'Upper Osprey' site at East Weare was substantially rebuilt in the 1960s; subsequently much of it was given over to provide barracks accommodation for the base and its personnel.
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From 1940, the harbour came under fierce German air attack, with Portland suffering 48 air attacks, in which 532 bombs were dropped, over the course of the war. In July 1940, the anti-aircraft ship
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In 1993, the Dockyard Offices became Grade II Listed. At the end of Castletown village is the former Dockyard Police Station – also Grade II Listed. At the top of the Incline Road is the abandoned
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to British and foreign naval vessels. Commercial activities on the land of the dock estate include fuel storage, natural gas storage, several engineering facilities and a shellfish specialist.
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Coaling shed (1856–60) on the inner breakwater. Coal was stored on the first floor and then deployed in railway wagons to waiting vessels moored along the length of the breakwater.
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The development of both the torpedo and the submarine led to Portland Harbour becoming a centre for research into underwater warfare, beginning with the establishment of
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Aside from the East Weare Battery, and other related constructions, there are a number of defences built within the harbour's dockyard and surrounding area.
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During both World Wars I and II, the bay was filled with neutral ships at anchor waiting to be searched for materials that might be useful to the enemy.
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company aimed to develop the ship repair, leisure and tourism potential of the harbour. One of the first arrivals at the new set up was a prison ship
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were towed back to Portland, eight of which were later given to the Netherlands to repair storm breaches in the dykes in 1953. The remaining
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In 1946, the anti-submarine school returned to Portland, and re-established itself at East Weare. In 1948 the administrative command of HMS
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In 1914, the Grand Fleet assembled in Portland Harbour before sailing to Scapa Flow. As a measure against submarine attack, the battleship
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pillbox, and a battery observation post. Further along the same arm, towards Portland, are two World War II coast artillery searchlights.
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The initial southern breakwaters were built between 1849 and 1872; meanwhile, various defences were created to defend the harbour. The
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Construction of the two breakwaters began in 1849 when HRH Prince Albert laid the foundation stone on 25 July. Designed by engineer
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in Castletown served the naval base from 1904 (replacing an earlier Sick Quarters), until 1957 when it was handed over to the NHS.
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Support facilities for the fleet were also added over time, including a canteen and recreation ground (opened in 1903). The nearby
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on 10 August 1872. A major government project, the construction work had become Dorset's greatest tourist attraction of its time.
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In September 2022, a project costing £26m for a deep-water berth upgrade was due to begin, intended to be completed by May 2023.
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task force sailed from Portland in 1982. In 1984, two large accommodation blocks, totalling £25-30 million, were built in
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in the wider Dorset region and beyond. In recent years the number of cruise ship calls at the port have increased.
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HM A/S Experimental Establishment also returned to Portland in 1946. Over the next few years its headquarters on
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Royal Navy operations ceased on 21 July 1995 and the harbour was sold on 29 March 1996. FOST was relocated to
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Dockyard Offices (left), built (as the Engineer's Office) by John Coode in 1848, extended to the west in 1910.
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Portland Port Group became Statutory Harbour Authority for Portland Harbour on 1 January 1998, replacing the
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measures, and to train personnel in their use. The school initially operated from temporary accommodation in
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Dockyard Offices (later Naval Headquarters): the 1910 extension to the original engineer's office of 1848.
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In October 2007 work commenced on a new marina and recreational boating facility. Some 250,000 tonnes of
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Port. The development is designed to increase berthing opportunities and provide more operational land.
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were rebuilt and extended, and it was again renamed as HM Underwater Detection Establishment (HMUDE).
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was decommissioned in December 1919, but the anti-submarine work continued, overseen from the cruiser
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In 1924, however, Portland's Anti-Submarine School (having been consolidated with similar units from
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In the 20th century, Portland became increasingly renowned for its training and research facilities.
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through the Navy Dockyard that is now Portland Port. The shed has been Grade II Listed since 2001.
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was used in creating the 875m breakwater and associated reclaimed land. This facility was open by
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commemorating the passing by the spot of 418,585 troops and 144,093 vehicles the previous June.
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for the Royal Navy, being conveniently equidistant from the Royal Navy's two principal bases at
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was erected on the southern end of northeast breakwater, where it continues to operate today.
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The harbour and dockyard has various buildings and structures on the National Heritage List.
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from 1932 up until that point; previously Portland had been designated a sub-Depot of HMS
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was moored at Portland to serve as a training ship for naval cadets. She was replaced by
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As of 2016, the harbour is the fourth largest human-made port in the world, after the
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on the west coast of Scotland; the experimental section operated as a sub-division of
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was built in a disused quarry near the Verne Citadel, but was decommissioned in 1906.
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On the northeast breakwater, at the southern end, directly opposite the fort, is the
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was extended to cover the Naval Base as a whole. (The depot had been designated HMS
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was attacked by Stuka dive-bombers and sank in the harbour. The second of only two
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and associated factory facilities. These plans were not carried through, however a
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served the navy and other military on the eastern side of the island. In 1905, the
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early 1900s, the tidal creek the Mere began to be filled in for a vast tank farm.
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Coxswain Edward Palmer, awarded BEM for rescue work following the sinking of HMS
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Joanna Davis @DorsetEchoJo Features & entertainments writer (14 March 1905).
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was built at the end of the Nothe Peninsula, and completed in 1872. In 1892, the
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on the inner breakwater (by the late 1930s over 200 civilians were employed in
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to defend the anchorage. Prompted by the expansion of the French naval port of
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Southern and eastern entrances of Portland Harbour looking northeast from the
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now act as a wind-break, helping ships berth at Queen's Pier in the harbour.
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The original harbour was naturally sheltered by the south coast of England,
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patrol boats, fitted with ASDIC for training and for experimental testing.
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Murie, Yves (2016). "La digue de Cherbourg au gré des vents littéraires".
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As part of the defence for HMS Osprey, now demolished, a "Yarnold Sanger"
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and a number of other naval establishments were also slated for closure.
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This article is about the harbour in England. For the port in Maine, see
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Weymouth & Portland at Work: People and Industries Through the Years
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The AUWE later became infamous for espionage infiltration, known as the
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in Portland, while seaplanes began to operate in Portland's skies. King
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was constructed, built into the hillside at the rear of the dockyard.
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awarded for action in the United Kingdom was posthumously bestowed on
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as barracks for Royal Navy personnel, along with a sports centre.
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between 1949 and 1952; it, however, transferred again in 1959 (to
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to the west and mainland Dorset to the north. It consists of four
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that once served the cable-operated inclined railway that ran to
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the Spaniard – barge 50 metres south-west of the Chequered Fort
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respectively. The training establishment closed in 1906; while
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was built during the 1860s, along with the detention barracks
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was scuttled across the harbour's southern entrance in 1914.
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Anti-submarine School and ASDIC Research & Development
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initially served as the depot ship, and was duly renamed
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were transferred to Harwich and subsequently attached to
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and a Bombardon Unit, a harbour device intended for the
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In February 1958 it was announced in Parliament by the
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bought the site from the Ministry of Defence in 1996.
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Over time, Portland was successively the base for the
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on the inside of the harbour, against a breakwater:
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Post-war role and closure of naval base (1946–1995)
227: 3018: 2190:"WW2 People's War – H.M.S. Foylebank – Part Three" 1362: 1102: 1026:, there are other dive wrecks around the harbour: 3105:"Details from listed building database (1389124)" 2993:"Details from listed building database (1203074)" 2962:"Details from listed building database (1203099)" 2931:"Details from listed building database (1280475)" 2873:"Details from listed building database (1205814)" 2842:"Details from listed building database (1002412)" 2811:"Details from listed building database (1281863)" 2780:"Details from listed building database (1205991)" 2749:"Details from listed building database (1203106)" 2442: 2139:"Why Portland's naval base was called HMS Osprey" 2102: 2100: 2098: 1750:"Details from listed building database (1021435)" 1471:"Isle of Portland Quarries – Geology by Ian West" 1459:. Sprint Signs and Graphics, Weymouth. p. 5. 967:announced highly controversial plans to moor the 788:), allowing the building to be taken over by the 7021: 2633:"Dorset Coast Landscape and Seascape Assessment" 1292: 666:moved out of Portland to the relative safety of 207:, the work was carried out under civil engineer 4058: 1975:Nautical Training Ships: An Illustrated History 1887:"Digitally Copied Navy Lists available on line" 939:The four identified areas for development are: 655:, which overlooks the harbour. In 1940–41, the 628:s ASDIC Research and Development Unit (ARDU)). 6810: 4759:Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy 3075:"Visitor centre for Island (From Dorset Echo)" 2509: 2491:"EGDP Portland Heliport – Helicopter Database" 2095: 1934:A History of The Royal Naval Hospital Portland 999:Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy 776:(AGE), which had transferred to Portland from 544:seaplane base at Portland was commissioned as 372:In the 1850s it had been proposed that a full 327:The new coaling pier (picture postcard, 1910). 272:on the western side of Portland. By 1903, the 6220: 5302: 4507: 4044: 2257:"Northern Chiswell and Northern Fortuneswell" 2089:Britain's Anti-submarine Capability 1919–1939 2055: 2016: 2014: 2012: 2010: 1912: 1910: 1908: 952:Floating Dry Dock Development at Queen's Pier 772:At the same time, a new headquarters for the 244:. On the end of the inner breakwater was the 2328: 2080: 1781:"East Weare rifle range, Portland (1428958)" 1379:"The Jurassic Coast – Portland and Weymouth" 1288:. Swindon: English Heritage. pp. 41–44. 1076:aircraft – a diver training carcass between 819: 359: 3912:: Stuart Morris, 2016. The Dovecote Press, 3269: 2898: 2455: 1921:. Stroud, Gloucs.: Amberley Publishing Ltd. 1040:30 metres north of the Eastern Ship Channel 248:, and on the outer breakwater the circular 6227: 6213: 5309: 5295: 4775:Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment 4514: 4500: 4051: 4037: 2007: 1905: 1279: 1277: 1275: 1096:or fuel barge in the centre of the harbour 790:Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment 761:Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment 609:, becoming an independent shore command. ( 184:, and later (in response to the increased 7040:Ports and harbours of the English Channel 2485: 2483: 1972: 657:Portland Naval Communication Headquarters 602:, Portsmouth) was itself commissioned as 296:The harbour was envisaged primarily as a 140:Creation of harbour of refuge (1844–1872) 3051:. The Portland Gas Trust. Archived from 2626: 2624: 2086: 1861:"The Jurassic Coast – The Channel Fleet" 363: 322: 287: 194: 68: 42: 3484:"NEW BREAKWATER B PIER HEAD (1425451)" 3281:"NEW BREAKWATER A PIER HEAD (1425471)" 2360: 2358: 2356: 2240: 2108:"HM Underwater Detection Establishment" 2063:"HM Underwater Detection Establishment" 1977:. Stroud, Gloucs.: Amberley Publishing. 1272: 694:in June 1944. The King, Prime Minister 555:underwater listening devices and other 505:World War I to World War II (1914–1945) 284:Establishment of Royal Navy at Portland 81:and the Fleet Lagoon in the background. 14: 7022: 6029:List of air stations of the Royal Navy 5701:British Defence Singapore Support Unit 3081:from the original on 25 September 2015 2907:from the original on 24 September 2015 2545: 2480: 2378:from the original on 24 September 2015 2020: 1916: 1429: 1133: 981:The harbour is a popular location for 850:was officially established as part of 682:base, commissioned under the name HMS 423: 411: 318: 6208: 5290: 4495: 4032: 3865:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3836:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3807:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3778:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3749:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3720:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3691:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3662:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3633:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3604:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3575:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3546:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3517:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3488:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3459:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3430:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3401:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3372:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3343:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3314:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3285:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3256:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3227:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3198:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3169:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3140:Research records (formerly PastScape) 3028:Research records (formerly PastScape) 2668:from the original on 6 September 2022 2621: 2600: 2521:The Encyclopaedia of Portland History 2136: 2112:The Encyclopaedia of Portland History 1931: 1598:"EAST WEARE CAMP, Portland (1205814)" 1313:The Encyclopaedia of Portland History 399: 73:The western side of the Harbour with 4521: 2901:"Dorset – History – Breakwater Fort" 2497:from the original on 28 October 2017 2353: 2218:. Subbrit.org.uk. 1 September 2004. 2170:from the original on 27 January 2020 1454: 1283: 1157: 1066:in "open" water inside the harbour: 802: 453:was herself replaced in 1873 by HMS 312:was based, newly re-formed in 1858. 4082:Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2366:"Copy of government briefing paper" 2043:from the original on 3 January 2018 1989:"The Jurassic Coast – HMS Boscawen" 1815:from the original on 3 January 2018 1542:from the original on 26 August 2018 1001:which hosted sailing events in the 215:as resident engineer. During 1848, 24: 7030:Buildings and structures in Dorset 6234: 6014:HM Victualling Yard Royal Victoria 6009:HM Victualling Yard Royal Clarence 4810:Ministry of Defence Magnetic Range 3882: 3110:National Heritage List for England 3077:. Dorsetecho.co.uk. 21 June 2008. 2998:National Heritage List for England 2967:National Heritage List for England 2936:National Heritage List for England 2878:National Heritage List for England 2847:National Heritage List for England 2816:National Heritage List for England 2785:National Heritage List for England 2754:National Heritage List for England 2564: 2527:from the original on 30 April 2023 2430:from the original on 30 April 2021 2314:National Heritage List for England 2196:from the original on 30 April 2023 2118:from the original on 30 April 2023 1893:from the original on 30 April 2021 1786:National Heritage List for England 1755:National Heritage List for England 1634:National Heritage List for England 1603:National Heritage List for England 1348:National Heritage List for England 1319:from the original on 30 April 2023 1234:from the original on 30 April 2023 1188:post, is located at Upper Osprey. 111:Portland Harbour was built by the 25: 7066: 6019:HM Victualling Yard Royal William 5035:Church of Our Lady and St. Andrew 4844:Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery 4729:King Barrow Quarry Nature Reserve 3976: 2720:from the original on 16 July 2015 2694:from the original on 6 April 2023 2582:from the original on 31 July 2023 2468:from the original on 4 March 2016 2404:from the original on 5 March 2008 2263:from the original on 4 March 2016 2222:from the original on 27 June 2014 1954:from the original on 3 March 2016 1841:from the original on 30 July 2019 1726:from the original on 2 March 2014 1700:from the original on 3 March 2016 1668:from the original on 4 March 2016 1574:from the original on 3 March 2016 1510:from the original on 20 June 2015 1477:from the original on 2 April 2016 1411:from the original on 30 July 2019 1260:from the original on 2 March 2014 1228:"BBC: Portland's Breakwater Fort" 5326: 5324:Royal Navy shore establishments 5318: 4739:Perryfield Quarry Nature Reserve 4704:Broadcroft Quarry Nature Reserve 4238:List of civil parishes in Dorset 3910:Portland, an Illustrated History 2091:. London: Frank Cass Publishers. 1432:Portland: An Illustrated History 1014:Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 965:Government of the United Kingdom 840: 308:; however it was also where the 228:Construction of harbour defences 6397:Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre 5706:UK Joint Logistics Support Base 4396:Population of major settlements 3849: 3820: 3791: 3762: 3733: 3704: 3675: 3646: 3617: 3588: 3559: 3530: 3501: 3472: 3443: 3426:"MIDDLE ARM BATTERY (1425457)" 3414: 3385: 3356: 3327: 3298: 3240: 3211: 3182: 3153: 3124: 3093: 3067: 3041: 3012: 2981: 2950: 2919: 2892: 2861: 2830: 2799: 2768: 2706: 2680: 2654: 2594: 2539: 2416: 2390: 2297: 2275: 2249: 2234: 2208: 2182: 2156: 2130: 2029: 1981: 1966: 1940: 1925: 1879: 1853: 1827: 1800: 1769: 1738: 1712: 1680: 1648: 1617: 1586: 1554: 1522: 1463: 1103:Listed buildings and structures 774:Admiralty Gunnery Establishment 698:and Free French leader General 631: 513:erupted saw the arrival of the 348:Fleets, as well as part of the 4911:Portland Breakwater Lighthouse 3992:in Portland Harbour, July 1940 2664:. BBC News. 5 September 2022. 2631:Dorset County Council (2010). 2550:. Dovecote Press. p. 91. 2137:Meech, Ruth (17 August 2010). 1448: 1434:. Dovecote Press. p. 94. 1423: 1397: 1331: 1220: 1144:Portland Breakwater Lighthouse 881: 278:Portland Breakwater Lighthouse 222:HRH Edward the Prince of Wales 34:. For the port in Oregon, see 13: 1: 7045:Geography of Weymouth, Dorset 6050:HM Naval Yard Penetanguishene 4884:Lighthouses, daymarks and NCI 1213: 976: 737: 335: 7035:Ports and harbours of Dorset 5176:Working and disused quarries 4621:Beaches and coastal features 2456:WILL BENNET (21 July 1995). 2340:The Portland History Website 2287:maritimearchaeologytrust.org 2067:The Portland History Website 946:North of Coaling Pier Island 722:After the war, in 1946, ten 449:s relocation to Dartmouth). 256:'s side of the harbour, the 7: 6145:HM Naval Yard Garden Island 5999:RNAS Prestwick (HMS Gannet) 5455:Institute of Naval Medicine 4968:Governor's Community Garden 3951:: Jackson, Brian L., 1999. 3861:"Monument No. 1420393" 3832:"Monument No. 1427854" 3803:"Monument No. 1420391" 3774:"Monument No. 1425456" 3745:"Monument No. 1425455" 3716:"Monument No. 1420417" 3687:"Monument No. 1420313" 3658:"Monument No. 1420416" 3629:"Monument No. 1420415" 3600:"Monument No. 1425449" 3571:"Monument No. 1425450" 3542:"Monument No. 1425453" 3513:"Monument No. 1425452" 3455:"Monument No. 1420414" 3397:"Monument No. 1425458" 3368:"Monument No. 1425469" 3339:"Monument No. 1425472" 3310:"Monument No. 1425470" 3252:"Monument No. 1425475" 3223:"Monument No. 1425474" 3194:"Monument No. 1425479" 3165:"Monument No. 1421432" 3136:"Monument No. 1420411" 2400:. BBC News. 13 March 1961. 1629:"BREAKWATER FORT (1280475)" 1457:Portland Prison Illustrated 1191: 809:First Lord of the Admiralty 376:be established, with three 10: 7071: 6365:Dinosaurland Fossil Museum 6135:HM Naval Base Simon's Town 5075:Underhill Methodist Church 5050:Southwell Methodist Chapel 4754:Tout Quarry Sculpture Park 4714:Culverwell Mesolithic Site 4476:Grade II* listed buildings 3024:"Monument No. 501751" 2690:. BBC News. 4 April 2023. 2021:Warlow, Lt Cdr B. (1992). 1688:"Verne High Angle Battery" 861: 134: 29: 7004: 6588: 6470: 6427: 6350: 6242: 6037: 5725: 5718: 5691:Navy Command Headquarters 5683: 5550: 5517: 5463: 5379: 5343: 5336: 5263: 5247: 5221: 5175: 5109: 5088: 5030:Avalanche Memorial Church 5017: 4981: 4950: 4924: 4883: 4857: 4767: 4696: 4620: 4529: 4471:Grade II listed buildings 4353: 4247: 4100: 4074: 3949:Isle of Portland Railways 2087:Franklin, George (2003). 1948:"Whitehead Torpedo Works" 1722:. Engineering Timelines. 1256:. Engineering timelines. 827:Flag Officer Sea Training 820:Flag Officer Sea Training 470:in 1904; they were named 360:Naval Dockyard facilities 36:Port of Portland (Oregon) 5276:Great Southwell Landslip 4906:Portland Bill Lighthouse 4849:Verne High Angle Battery 4815:Portland Breakwater Fort 4466:Grade I listed buildings 3049:"The Portland Gas Trust" 1973:Carradice, Phil (2009). 1117:Portland Breakwater Fort 262:Verne High Angle Battery 96:, on the south coast of 32:Port of Portland (Maine) 6140:HM Naval Base Weihaiwei 6130:HM Naval Base Singapore 6110:HM Dockyard Trincomalee 6080:HM Dockyard Haulbowline 6055:HM Naval Shipyards York 6045:Grand River Naval Depot 5239:Portland Branch Railway 5157:Southwell Business Park 5045:Easton Methodist Church 2548:Dorset – The Royal Navy 2546:Morris, Stuart (2011). 1932:Perry, Reg (May 1997). 1455:Legg, D. R. G. (2000). 1430:Morris, Stuart (1985). 1284:Coad, Jonathan (2013). 1203:Port of Portland Police 949:Camber Quay Development 943:Britannia Terminal Area 909:of high importance for 676:Fairlie, North Ayrshire 354:Torpedo Boat Destroyers 274:East Weares Rifle Range 27:Port in Dorset, England 6105:HM Dockyard Port Royal 6100:HM Dockyard Port Mahon 5080:United Reformed Church 4958:Chiswell Walled Garden 4795:East Weare Rifle Range 3962:Portland, Then and Now 3889:Dorset; The Royal Navy 2241:Riddell, John (2022). 2037:"Shipwrecked Weymouth" 1917:Taylor, Fiona (2018). 1562:"East Weare Batteries" 1111:also Grade II Listed. 926:Queen's Harbour Master 369: 328: 293: 209:John Towlerton Leather 200: 115:as a facility for the 82: 66: 6890:The Etches Collection 6525:Portland Raised Beach 6120:HM Naval Base Colombo 6075:HM Dockyard Gibraltar 5127:Folly Pier Waterworks 4916:Trinity House Obelisk 4896:Old Higher Lighthouse 4673:Portland Raised Beach 4530:Settlements and areas 2293:on 13 September 2014. 2245:. Edinburgh: Birlinn. 1627:(21 September 1978). 1596:(21 September 1978). 1286:Support for the Fleet 367: 326: 291: 198: 72: 46: 6870:Kimmeridge Oil Field 6125:HM Naval Base Cochin 6024:HM Dockyard Woolwich 5790:HM Dockyard Portland 5785:HM Dockyard Pembroke 5770:HM Dockyard Deptford 5552:Royal Naval Reserves 5255:Portland United F.C. 5101:Royal Naval Cemetery 4982:Buildings and houses 4901:Old Lower Lighthouse 4834:Royal Naval Hospital 2640:Dorsetcouncil.gov.uk 2243:Fairlie's Secret War 2039:. Weymouth Harbour. 707:unveiled a stone in 653:Royal Naval Cemetery 406:Royal Naval Hospital 205:James Meadows Rendel 6185:HM Dockyard Antigua 6090:HM Dockyard Kinsale 6085:HM Dockyard Jamaica 6065:HM Dockyard Bermuda 5979:RNAD Broughton Moor 5780:HM Dockyard Harwich 5765:HM Dockyard Chatham 5532:Predannack Airfield 5234:The Old Engine Shed 4989:The Captain's House 4942:HM Prison The Verne 4865:Pennsylvania Castle 4825:RNAS Portland (HMS 4805:Inner Pierhead Fort 4749:Royal Manor Theatre 4719:Fancy's Family Farm 4709:Chiswell Earthworks 4481:Scheduled monuments 4103:(cities in italics) 4075:Unitary authorities 4011: /  1779:(28 October 2015). 1693:. Victorian Forts. 1661:. Victorian Forts. 1567:. Victorian Forts. 1535:. Victorian Forts. 1134:Breakwater defences 963:In April 2023, the 649:Jack Foreman Mantle 442:in 1866 (following 424:Training facilities 412:Research facilities 374:Royal Navy Dockyard 319:Fuelling facilities 246:Inner Pierhead Fort 6272:Budleigh Salterton 6115:HM Naval Base Aden 6095:HM Dockyard Madras 6070:HM Dockyard Bombay 5795:HM Dockyard Rosyth 5229:Merchant's Railway 5198:King Barrow Quarry 5193:Coombefield Quarry 5147:Portland Windmills 5070:St. Peter's Church 5060:St George's Church 5055:St Andrew's Church 5009:St George's Centre 4994:The Cove House Inn 4932:HM Prison Portland 4785:East Weare Battery 4200:Sturminster Newton 1720:"Portland Harbour" 1309:"Portland Harbour" 1254:"Portland Harbour" 1003:2012 Olympic Games 898:Ras Laffan Harbour 887:Langham Industries 814:Sheerness Dockyard 582:R-class destroyers 400:Support facilities 382:shipbuilding slips 370: 329: 294: 238:East Weare Battery 217:HM Prison Portland 201: 168:, just across the 83: 67: 7017: 7016: 7011:Geology of Dorset 7000: 6999: 6885:Kimmeridge Ledges 6782:Purbeck Monocline 6643: 6642: 6414:Thorncombe Beacon 6370:Lyme Regis Museum 6317:Beer Quarry Caves 6202: 6201: 6198: 6197: 6165:HM Dockyard Malta 6060:HMRND Amherstburg 5775:HM Dockyard Erith 5714: 5713: 5284: 5283: 5203:Perryfield Quarry 5188:Broadcroft Quarry 5096:Portland Cenotaph 5065:St. John's Church 5025:All Saints Church 4891:NCI Portland Bill 4489: 4488: 4425:English Civil War 4101:Major settlements 4086:areas and suburbs 4061:Ceremonial county 3926:978-0-9955462-0-2 3905:978-1-904349-88-4 2899:Breakwater Fort. 1506:. 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Index

HMNB Portland
Port of Portland (Maine)
Port of Portland (Oregon)

Isle of Portland
Balaclava Bay
battleship
HMS Hood

Chesil Beach
Lyme Bay
Isle of Portland
Dorset
England
Chesil Beach
breakwaters
Admiralty
Royal Navy
Chesil Beach
Isle of Portland
Henry VIII
Portland Castle
Sandsfoot Castle
Cherbourg
English Channel
Alderney
Dover
Holyhead
naval threat
Peterhead

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