Aerial view of the Purton Hulks ships graveyard on the River Severn, Gloucestershire, UK. Shot with a drone by a UK CAA license holder with permission.

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The Purton Hulks or Purton Ships' Graveyard is a number of abandoned boats and ships, deliberately beached beside the River Severn near Purton in Gloucestershire, England, to reinforce the river banks. Most were beached in the 1950s and are now in a state of considerable decay. The site forms the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain

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Size: 4600px × 3448px
Location: Purton Haulks, Purton, Berkeley GL13 9HS, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Turner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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