2016

SZ7485 : Nab Tower, The Solent

taken 8 years ago, 9 km ESE of Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England

Nab Tower, The Solent
Nab Tower, The Solent
The Nab Tower was one of eight towers planned for anti-submarine protection in The Solent in World War I. However, the project proved to be too expensive and by the end of the war in 1918 only one had been completed. In 1920 the completed tower was towed to the Nab rock in the deep-water approach to the eastern Solent which had previously been marked by a lightship. Buoyancy was provided by the honeycomb construction of the concrete base, creating 18 watertight compartments. When these were flooded, the structure sank and settled to rest at an angle of 3 degrees from vertical towards the northeast - a characteristic tilt which is obvious to this day.

The tower was originally manned as a lighthouse, and during World War II it provided some defence to the Solent approach. The lighthouse is still functional but since 1983 it has been unmanned. It was converted to solar power operation in 1995. LinkExternal link Trinity House

The tower is located at 50.66749733°N 0.951162862°W LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: Coastal Historic sites and artefacts Camera: Panasonic DMC-G7 other tags: Lighthouse Tower The Solent Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Great War Centenary Automatic Clusters: · Eastern Solent which had Previously been Marked [5] ·
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SZ7485, 7 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 6 July, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 27 July, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 742 858 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:40.0494N 0:57.0705W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 745 859
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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Image Type (about): geograph  (First Geograph for SZ7485) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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