Southampton Water & the Solent
Copy free views from Southampton Water into the Solent and the Palmeston Sea Forts and the much modified NAB Tower
Issue: O Dated: 12th May 2023
The Star Hotel
One of Hampshires oldest buildings The Star Hotel on Southampton High Street dates from the 17th Century most likely an earlier Inn of sorts with a direct link to the 'Titanic' as a former Managers Son sailed on the ill fated ship, being one of the lucky few to be rescued
Holyrood
Church Ruins |
Merchant
Sailor Memorial |
Titanic
Memorial |
Bombed in German raids in 1940, in 1957 the ruins were preserved with memorials to Merchant Sailors who worshiped at the church and the 549 local residents that perished aboard the 'Titanic' on 15th April 1912
Relief Carving on Titanic Memorial
Titanic Memorial Plaque
Svitzer Tugs
Cruise ships: MSC
'Virtuosa' & Royal Caribbean 'Anthem of the Sea'
MSC 'Virtuosa' &
Red Funnel Ferry 'Red Eagle'
MSC 'Virtuosa'
P&O 'Britannia'
Red Funnel Ferry 'Red Falcon' yacht 'Kadoon Kandor'
Royal
Caribbean 'Anthem of the Sea'
River
Medina and Cowes Waterfront
Norris
Castle
Adjoins Osborne House country retreat of Queen Victoria
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'Anthem
of the Sea' and Red Funnel Ferry 'Red Eagle'
Palmeston Forts of the Solent ...
Spitbank Fort
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No Mans Land Fort
Yours for £4,250,000 reduced to £3,500,000
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Horse Sand Fort
A snip at £750,000
Horse Sand Fort
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The Solent Spitbank Fort with 170 meter Spinnaker Tower at Portsmouth
Horse Sand Fort
Yacht 168 'Univerre'
Horse Sand Fort
St Helens Fort
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Three images of the NAB Tower
Built in 1918 as one of a planned chain of anti-submarine defenses, sunk off the east side of the Isle-of-Wight in 1920
The LED Light has a range of 12 nautical moles 22 kilometers and sounds a Fog Signal twice with a 2 nautical mile range every 30 seconds
In 2013 due to extensive corrosion making it unsafe to land helicopters Trinity House reduced the hight from 27 meters to 17 meters and gun coated the structure in concrete
Historic images of the NAB Tower in Fort Fax : Solent
There's more information on the Solent Sea Forts here: 1 : 2 : 3