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The Maunsell Sea Forts

Red Sands, Thames Estuary

Wartime forts on stilts that became pirate radio stations.

In the Second World War, groups of steel forts on legs were towed into the Thames Estuary to shoot down German bombers and the flying bombs heading for London. After the war they were abandoned.

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When
Built 1943
Where
51.4300, 1.0300
Group
Secret bunkers & war sites

Visiting

Boat trips from Whitstable and Herne Bay sail out to see Red Sands fort in summer.

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