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Hulks of Forton Lake Gosport

by Mark Beattie-Edwards, Mary Harvey, Alison James, Jane Maddocks, Colin McKewan

AntiquitiesUnderwater archaeologyBoats and boatingHistoryShips

Report on "a community archaeology project to investigate vessels abandoned in Forton Lake, a creek off Portsmouth Harbour. ... The project researched in detail the archaeology and history of 25 hulks ... Some of the vessels can be positively identified, such as a chain ferry from the Isle of Wight and a steam ferry which used to ply Portsmouth Harbour. Of others ... there are a number of ... military vessels from the Second World War."--P. [4] of cover.

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