Sealand in 2010
A short visit to the Principality on 6th June 2010
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45. Cable runs through munitions lift shaft southern leg
46. Salt water valve level 6 (M) southern leg
47. Seabed inspection cover southern leg level 6 (L)
48. Looking up munitions lift shaft
49. From level 6 (L) southern leg
50. Mike nursing the Fort cat
51. View South from top of roof stairs
52. The Regal Principality Sealand Flag
53. Pigeons they're everywhere, not unusual for homing pigeons to roost on Forts
54. West side of deck walkway
55. Departure
56. Looking North
53. Looking North West
54. Reinforced concrete detail of South Leg
55. South leg looking up and towards West
56. Top portion of South leg
57. Looking West at underside RSJ's
58. Mike looking over side
59. Looking south at South leg
60. Looking up at West side
61. Heading home looking North East
And finally ...
62. Presentation time ...
63. Ben Fogle visits Sealand with a TV crew to receive his title as 'Lord of Sealand' on 24th September 2010 pictured above with Prince James & Princes Charlotte of Sealand
The BBC Television One Show in their series on the Islands of Britain included a piece on Sealand, which transmitted on the Wednesday 16th February 2011 at 19.15 hrs
Photographs # 62/63 & feature approved by Prince Michael of Sealand
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13/11/10 - My father Horace Perrin was a Stoker 1st Class service no.B17285
He served on Roughs Fort during the war, your pictures have given me some idea of the solitude and discomfort he must have experienced at the time he was posted there
He was a reservist and came home twice on "survivors leave" once from HMS Brilliant following an attack by enemy aircraft during convoy duty in the Channel during the Battle of Britain, and from HMS Buccaneer run aground at Montrose, Scotland and taken off by beachers buoy, again after a run in with an ME110
So his posting thereafter to Roughs Fort was at least some comfort in so far that leave was regular on a turnaround basis. To think he probably looked after the generators you feature - Ann
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