Semaphore Tower

Semaphore Tower is a building in Portsmouth, England. Semaphore Tower is situated nearby to the pier South Railway Jetty, as well as near Harbour Tours.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMS Victory and HMS Warrior.

HMS Victory

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HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line, best known for her role as Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. HMS Victory is situated 740 feet north of Semaphore Tower.

HMS Warrior

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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 610 feet south of Semaphore Tower.

HMS M33

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HMS M33 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. HMS M33 is situated 750 feet north of Semaphore Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gosport and Southsea.

Gosport

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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

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

Hardway

Suburb

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Hardway is a suburb of the town of Gosport, in the Gosport district, in Hampshire, 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.

Semaphore Tower

Type: Building
Address: Portsmouth, PO1 3LT
Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.79976° or 50° 47′ 59″ north

Longitude

-1.11025° or 1° 6′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C2WQVXQ+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 481219650

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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