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- Horse_Sand_Fort abstract "Horse Sand Fort is one of the larger Royal Commission sea forts in the Solent off Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It is 240 feet (73 m) across, built between 1865 and 1880, with two floors and a basement and armour-plated all round.The original armament was to have been 45 10-inch and 44 12.5-inch rifled muzzle-loading (RML) guns on the gun floors and 10 12" RMLs on the roof in five turrets. In fact the turrets were never built and the limited space meant the 12.5-inch guns had to be operated with less than full charges of powder. In 1882, 12-inch rifled breech-loading guns were placed in alternate bays.Horse Sand Fort was built on a ring of masonry consisting of large concrete blocks with an outer skin of granite blocks, the interior being filled with clay and shingle and covered with a thick layer of concrete. The lower foundation walls of fort are 59 feet (18 m) thick. The fort is split into 3 levels with top measuring 204 feet 9 inches (62.41 m) in diameter. The floors would have originally provided storage of armoury and guns and the things needed to sustain the men that were stationed on site. The top of the fort consisted of a lighthouse and various chimneys and ventilators. The fort has its own Artesian well (aquifer) which provided fresh water. The seaward side of the fort was covered in a heavy iron armoured plating to protect it from sea borne attack. Access to the fort was via a wooden decked landing stage supported on cast iron piles.Other sea forts include Spitbank Fort, St Helens Fort and No Mans Land Fort. During the second world war extensive submarine defences were built in the form of large concrete blocks running about 6 feet (1.8 m) below sea level from the fort to the shore at Southsea. With only a single narrow gap to allow small craft to pass through, this barrier (and a much shorter one running south from No Man's Land Fort towards Ryde Sands) remains as the cost of demolition is deemed too high.In March 2012, the fort was purchased by Clarenco (owners of No Man's Land Fort and Spitbank Fort) and is to be converted into a museum.".
- Horse_Sand_Fort location England.
- Horse_Sand_Fort location Horse_Sand_Fort__location__1.
- Horse_Sand_Fort location Horse_Sand_Fort__location__2.
- Horse_Sand_Fort location Solent.
- Horse_Sand_Fort thumbnail Horse_Sand_Fort_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1087244.jpg?width=300.
- Horse_Sand_Fort wikiPageExternalLink maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=18&ll=50.749935,-1.072551&spn=0.002858,0.006738&t=k.
- Horse_Sand_Fort wikiPageExternalLink horsesand.pdf.
- Horse_Sand_Fort wikiPageID "1014458".
- Horse_Sand_Fort wikiPageRevisionID "543850280".
- Horse_Sand_Fort built "1865".
- Horse_Sand_Fort caption "Horse Sand Fort".
- Horse_Sand_Fort condition "Complete".
- Horse_Sand_Fort hasPhotoCollection Horse_Sand_Fort.
- Horse_Sand_Fort latitude "50.75".
- Horse_Sand_Fort location England.
- Horse_Sand_Fort location Solent.
- Horse_Sand_Fort longitude "-1.0725".
- Horse_Sand_Fort mapSize "300".
- Horse_Sand_Fort mapType "Hampshire".
- Horse_Sand_Fort name "Horse Sand Fort".
- Horse_Sand_Fort openToPublic "No".
- Horse_Sand_Fort type "Fort".
- Horse_Sand_Fort subject Category:Coastal_artillery.
- Horse_Sand_Fort subject Category:Palmerston_Forts.
- Horse_Sand_Fort subject Category:Sea_Forts_in_the_Solent.
- Horse_Sand_Fort subject Category:Sea_fort.
- Horse_Sand_Fort point "50.75 -1.0725472222222223".
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- Horse_Sand_Fort type MilitaryPost103763403.
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- Horse_Sand_Fort type PalmerstonForts.
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- Horse_Sand_Fort type SeaFortsInTheSolent.
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- Horse_Sand_Fort type YagoPermanentlyLocatedEntity.
- Horse_Sand_Fort type ArchitecturalStructure.
- Horse_Sand_Fort type MilitaryStructure.
- Horse_Sand_Fort type Place.
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- Horse_Sand_Fort type Place.
- Horse_Sand_Fort type Location.
- Horse_Sand_Fort type SpatialThing.
- Horse_Sand_Fort comment "Horse Sand Fort is one of the larger Royal Commission sea forts in the Solent off Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It is 240 feet (73 m) across, built between 1865 and 1880, with two floors and a basement and armour-plated all round.The original armament was to have been 45 10-inch and 44 12.5-inch rifled muzzle-loading (RML) guns on the gun floors and 10 12" RMLs on the roof in five turrets.".
- Horse_Sand_Fort label "Horse Sand Fort".
- Horse_Sand_Fort label "Horse Sand Fort".
- Horse_Sand_Fort sameAs Horse_Sand_Fort.
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- Horse_Sand_Fort sameAs Q1485267.
- Horse_Sand_Fort sameAs Q1485267.
- Horse_Sand_Fort sameAs Horse_Sand_Fort.
- Horse_Sand_Fort lat "50.75".
- Horse_Sand_Fort long "-1.0725472222222223".
- Horse_Sand_Fort wasDerivedFrom Horse_Sand_Fort?oldid=543850280.
- Horse_Sand_Fort depiction Horse_Sand_Fort_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1087244.jpg.
- Horse_Sand_Fort isPrimaryTopicOf Horse_Sand_Fort.
- Horse_Sand_Fort name "Horse Sand Fort".