PORTSMOUTH, England ................................................................................. 2nd Fleet Replenishment Ships AO-144 made port here in 1967 AO-147 made port 1958 and 1964 per current records on hand Most of the city lies on Portsea
Island, located at the confuence of the Solent into the English
Channel.
The island is separated from the mainland on the north by a narrow
creek, bridged in three places to make it (in appearance) a peninsula.
A few hundred metres to the west of the southern end of the island lies
another peninsula of the mainland, forming a sheltered natural harbour
between the two. Portsdown hill dominates the skyline to the North, and
the waters of the Solent lie to the South, with the Isle of Wight
beyond.
The
origin of the name Portsmouth is a matter of
some dispute, popular legend holds that it comes from being the "mouth
of the port" (the port originally being that at Portchester, previusly
known as Portus Adurni). The other
main suggestion is that the name came from a cheftain with the name Port (not an
uncommon old English name) with the Saxon word mutha. SOURCE
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| Portsmouth
is a city of about 186,000 located on the southern coast of England, a
major conurbation and dockyard and a major naval base for the Royal
Navy. Portsmouth has a been a significant naval port for centuries,
although it is less significant than it once was. Previously Portsmouth
had the World's largest naval base and many famous ships were based
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 <..WWII War Memorial Portsmouth
harbor with Isle of Wight on horizon
 These four photos are from United Kindom Old Ironsides
at Naval Museum in Portsmouth Harbor.
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Church at Porchester Castle is still intact  |
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