WW2 Defence Boom

United Kingdom / England / Burnham-on-Crouch /

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Built in 1944 to prevent enemy shipping and submarines from accessing the River Thames. This replaced an earlier, similar boom built 100 yards (91 m) east. The majority of the boom was dismantled after the war, but around one mile still remains, stretching out into the Thames Estuary. (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoeburyness

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Coordinates: 51°31'28"N 0°48'45"E

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Stuart (guest)

More information about how the boom operated:- http://indicatorloops.com/shellness.htm

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