concrete Mulberry harbour units - A pair of Phoenixes at Portland Harbour dorset england uk

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A Mulberry harbour was a type of temporary harbour developed in World War II to offload cargo on the beaches during the Allied invasion of concrete caissons constructed by civil engineering contractors around the coast of Britain, collected and sunk at Dungeness, the Cant and Pagham. The Phoenixes, once refloated, were towed across the channel to form the "Mulberry" harbour breakwaters together with the "Gooseberry" block ships.

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Size: 5184px × 3455px
Location: portland dorset england
Photo credit: © Colin Palmer Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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