Whale’s Tail
Whale’s Tail is a work of art in Portsmouth, England. Whale’s Tail is situated nearby to the casino Grosvenor, as well as near the health club Sweat.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMS Victory and HMS Warrior.
HMS Victory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Victory 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. HMS Victory is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Whale’s Tail.
HMS Warrior
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior and her sister ship HMS Black Prince were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire. HMS Warrior is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Whale’s Tail.
Portsmouth Harbour railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portsmouth Harbour railway station serves the city of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England. It is situated in Portsmouth Harbour, between the Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and the Historic Dockyard. Portsmouth Harbour railway station is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Whale’s Tail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gosport and Southsea.
Gosport
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth. Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.
Southsea
Suburb
Buckland
Suburb
Buckland is a residential area in the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire. Buckland is situated 1½ miles northeast of Whale’s Tail.
Whale’s Tail
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.7952° or 50° 47′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.10462° or 1° 6′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C2WQVWW+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 12216644335OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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