Portsmouth Harbour

Portsmouth Harbour is a large natural harbour between and in , England, covering an area of 12.6 km2. It is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Ramsar site and a Special Protection Area.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include HMS Victory and Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower.

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is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission.

Museum
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The is situated in the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Priddy's Hard, in , , England. It now forms part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

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is an M29-class monitor of the Royal Navy. Built in 1915, she saw active service in the Mediterranean during the First World War and in Russia during the Allied Intervention in 1919.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hardway and Gosport.

Suburb
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is a suburb of the town of , in the Gosport district, in , England. The suburb is made up of a few industrial estates, residential housing and a port. The suburb sits on the side of Portsmouth Harbour opposite to the naval base.

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is a town in , a short water ride away from . Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.

Locality
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was one of the early Palmerston Forts, in , , the northernmost polygonal land fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport. is situated 1½ miles west of Portsmouth Harbour.

Portsmouth Harbour

Latitude
50.81667° or 50° 49′ north
Longitude
-1.11667° or 1° 7′ west
Open location code
9C2WRV8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2639993
Wiki­data ID
Q7232468
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Portsmouth Harbour” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Portsmouth Harbour”
  • Chinese: “朴茨茅斯港”
  • Chinese: “樸茨茅斯港”
  • French: “port de Portsmouth”
  • French: “Port de Portsmouth”
  • Hebrew: “נמל פורטסמות‘”
  • Hebrew: “נמל פורטסמות’”
  • Hebrew: “נמל פורטסמות”
  • Indonesian: “Pelabuhan Portsmouth”
  • Japanese: “ポーツマス・ハーバー”
  • Japanese: “ポーツマス港”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Portsmouth Harbour”
  • Russian: “Портсмут-Харбор”
  • Swedish: “Portsmouth Harbour”

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