# Who Owns The Maunsell "Sea Forts"?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 30, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-maunsell-sea-forts/494849 "2009-04-30T15:29:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-maunsell-sea-forts/494849/1 "2009-04-30T15:29:20Z")

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See last photo:[http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/human\_landscapes\_from\_above.html](http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/human_landscapes_from_above.html)  
I saw these things mentioned years ago, when “pirate” radio stations operated from them…who owns them now?

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**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-maunsell-sea-forts/494849/2 "2009-04-30T16:33:01Z")

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The Royal Navy owns a few, with the British Army owning the rest, near as I can figure. When some of them needed to be dismantled a few years back, they sent in the Sappers.