Portland Navy
RNAS Portland was an air station of the Royal Navy, situated at the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It was established in 1917 on the western edge of Portland Harbour as HMS Sarepta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: former air station of the Royal Navy
- Also known as: “EGDP”, “HMS Osprey”, “Portland / Rnas”, and “RNAS Portland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Portland Castle and Royal Naval Hospital, Portland.
Portland Castle
Castle
Photo: Mark.murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portland Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, between 1539 and 1541. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Portland Roads anchorage.
Royal Naval Hospital, Portland
Hospital
Photo: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Portland Royal Naval Hospital was a naval hospital on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Portland Harbour was a naval anchorage and fuelling facility, which grew to become a Naval Base and Royal Dockyard.
Royal Manor Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Royal Manor Theatre is a theatre located in Fortuneswell, Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Formerly a Methodist chapel, the building was later converted into the Royal Manor Theatre, which opened in 1978.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castletown and Chiswell.
Castletown
Village
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castletown is a small village in Underhill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. It is located close to Fortuneswell, on the shores of Portland Harbour, and includes a sandy beach, as well as one of Portland's notable highlights; Portland Castle, while the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is also located nearby.
Chiswell
Village
Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chiswell, sometimes, is a small village at the southern end of Chesil Beach, in Underhill, on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. It is the oldest settlement on the island, having formerly been known as Chesilton.
Fortuneswell
Village
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Fortuneswell is a village in Underhill on the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, England. It lies on steeply sloping land on the northern edge of the island, known as Underhill, where Chesil Beach connects the island to the mainland.
Portland Navy
Latitude
50.56772° or 50° 34′ 4″ northLongitude
-2.44989° or 2° 26′ 60″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Operator
Royal Naval Air ServiceICAO airport code
EGDPOpen location code
9C2VHH92+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 179465796OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Portland Navy” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Portland / Rnas”
- Cebuano: “Portland/Rnas”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Portland Navy”
- Spanish: “RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey)”
- Spanish: “RNAS Portland (HMS Serepta HMS Osprey)”
- Spanish: “RNAS Portland (HMS Serepta, HMS Osprey)”
- Spanish: “RNAS Portland (HMS Serepta)”
- Spanish: “RNAS Portland”
- Spanish: “RNAS Pórtland”
- Swedish: “Portland / Rnas”
- Swedish: “RNAS Portland”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Portland and Verne Common.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Osprey Leisure Centre and M4 Sherman.
Dorset: Must-Visit Destinations
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