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NX4744 : Rigg Bay with Mulberry Harbour prototype

near to Garlieston, Dumfries And Galloway, Great Britain

Rigg Bay with Mulberry Harbour prototype

Rigg Bay looking Northeast. Visible offshore is a sunken prototype of one of the three types of Mulberry Harbour tested here during World War II. This is the "hippo" type - a floating concrete caisson with a steel superstructure. This type was not selected for use in the Allied invasion, and the caisson has now sunk leaving only the superstructure clearly visible.

Sadly, a storm in 2006 destroyed the remains and now only traces can be seen at low tide.

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2005

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Grid Square: NX4744, 24 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Alan Brown (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph (First for NX4744)
First in 5 Years (TPoint) ^?
Date Taken: Tuesday, 20 September, 2005 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 27 September, 2005
Category: Wartime relics (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NX 475 446 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:46.3850N 4:22.3382W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NX 475 446