Roughs Tower
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Roughs Tower is a former World War II naval sea fort in the North Sea, later famous as the self-proclaimed micronation of Sealand.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
offshore platform
ⓘ
sea fort ⓘ |
| abandonedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abandonedIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
HM Fort Roughs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roughs Tower Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Principality of Sealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedBy | Paddy Roy Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedIn | 1967 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructedFor | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1943 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1942 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Guy Maunsell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromCoast | approximately 7 nautical miles off Suffolk coast ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 18 metres ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | British military personnel ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | southern North Sea ⓘ |
| hasConnectionWith |
micronation movement
ⓘ
offshore broadcasting history ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
accommodation quarters
ⓘ
former gun emplacements ⓘ helicopter landing area ⓘ |
| laterUsedAs |
micronation territory
ⓘ
pirate radio base ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Sea
ⓘ
North Sea, North of England ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
reinforced concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being base of self-proclaimed micronation Sealand ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Maunsell Forts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to protect shipping lanes and estuaries ⓘ |
| status |
disused military fort
ⓘ
privately occupied ⓘ |
| structureType | twin concrete towers with steel platform ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-aircraft defense
ⓘ
coastal defense of the United Kingdom ⓘ naval defense ⓘ |
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