Maunsell Sea Forts

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:access by boat
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Guy_Maunsell
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:category Military history of the United Kingdom
Forts in England
World War II fortifications in England
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1942
1943
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:demilitarized 1950s
gptkbp:featuredIn documentaries
photography projects
gptkbp:height approximately 30 meters
gptkbp:heritageStatus some are protected structures
gptkbp:location gptkb:Thames_estuary
gptkb:Mersey_estuary
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
concrete
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Guy_Maunsell
gptkbp:notableEvent Sealand declaration 1967
pirate radio 1960s
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Shivering_Sands
gptkb:Nore_Fort
gptkb:Roughs_Tower
gptkb:Red_Sands
Knock John
Sunk Head
Tongue Sands
gptkbp:numberOfForts seven
gptkbp:openToPublic restricted
gptkbp:purpose anti-aircraft defense
defense against German air raids
gptkbp:riskFactor structural instability
gptkbp:status mostly abandoned
gptkbp:type army fort
naval fort
gptkbp:usedFor pirate radio broadcasting
micronation (Principality of Sealand)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Guy_Maunsell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7