06 Jun 2006 @ 11:29 AM 

Portsmouth is a city of about 189,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of Great Britain. The administrative unit itself forms part of the wider Portsmouth conurbation, with an estimated population of 442,252 residents within its boundaries, making it the 11th largest urban area in England. A significant naval port for centuries, it is home to the world’s oldest dry dock still in use and to many famous ships.

Portsmouth has declined as a military port in recent years but remains a major dockyard and base for the Royal Navy (it is also a very interesting tourist site with HMS Victory and HMS Warrior just two of the attractions on offer).

There is a commercial port serving destinations on the continent for freight and passenger traffic to:

 Caen, Cherbourg-Octeville, St Malo and Le Havre in France, Bilbao in Spain and the Channel Islands.

(information from wikipedia) 

 

Tags Categories: Portsmouth Posted By: Maurice
Last Edit: 24 Aug 2006 @ 10 29 AM

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