Support Unit Fort Blockhouse

Support Unit Fort Blockhouse is a military installation in , , . Support Unit Fort Blockhouse is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMS Alliance and HMS Holland 1.

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is a Royal Navy A-class, Amphion-class or Acheron-class submarine, laid down towards the end of the Second World War and completed in 1947. is situated 440 feet west of Support Unit Fort Blockhouse.

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Holland 1 is the first submarine commissioned by the Royal Navy. The first in a five-boat batch of the Holland-class submarine, launched in 1901, she was lost twelve years later in 1913 while under tow to be scrapped following her decommissioning. is situated 520 feet west of Support Unit Fort Blockhouse.

Museum
The at is a maritime museum tracing the international history of submarine development from the age of Alexander the Great to the present day, and particularly the history of the Royal Navy Submarine Service from the navy's first submarine, Holland 1, to the nuclear-powered Vanguard-class submarines. is situated 770 feet west of Support Unit Fort Blockhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gosport and Southsea.

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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.

Suburb
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is a seaside resort and a geographic area of , in the ceremonial county of , England. is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre.

Suburb
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is a village in the borough of , on the south coast of , England. It stretches east–west from , Haslar to Browndown Battery, and is centred 0.5 miles east of the shore of and near the head of a creek which extends a mile westward from Harbour.

Support Unit Fort Blockhouse

Latitude
50.78822° or 50° 47′ 18″ north
Longitude
-1.11782° or 1° 7′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C2WQVQJ+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 406053261
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
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