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Keith Burton
Lepe Country Park


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Lepe - A closer view of a Dolphin

Lepe - A closer view of a Dolphin
Like many other places, Lepe was used for the embarkation and launching of ships and other craft carrying men, vehicles and supplies for onward movement to Normandy to take part in D-Day. The remains of some of the various concrete, brick and wooden structures that were built can still be seen. The dolphins formed part of the pier head used to load the ships. More info here: www.newforestheritage.org/d-day-at-lepe-beach

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15 comments - The latest ones
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
wonderful texture of the water!
6 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautifully captured Keith.
6 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Wonderful capture, well done.
Have a great evening.
6 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Your beautiful capture is greatly admired

Historical & Architectural Gems
6 years ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
Interesting historical record, Keith. Thank you for the info and the link.
6 years ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
Danke für die Erklärung und den Link
But I don't understand > Dolphins forming part of the pier head used to load ships departing>
what are dolphins ???
Grüße aNNa*
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to aNNa schramm club
aNNa - hope this helps:

A dolphin is an isolated marine structure for berthing and mooring of
vessels. It is not uncommon that the combination of dolphins with piers could drastically reduce the size of piers.

Dolphins are generally divided into two types, namely breasting dolphins and mooring dolphins. Breasting dolphins serves the following purposes:

(i) Assist in berthing of vessels by taking up some berthing loads.
(ii) Keep the vessel from pressing against the pier structure.
(iii) Serve as mooring points to restrict the longitudinal movement of the berthing vessel.

Mooring dolphins, as the name implies, are used for mooring only and for securing the vessels by using ropes. They are also commonly used near pier structures to control the transverse movement of berthing vessels.

There is a link here with illustrations: www.engineeringcivil.com/what-is-the-difference-between-breasting-dolphin-and-mooring-dolphin.html (Sorry about the adverts).
6 years ago.
aNNa schramm club has replied to Keith Burton club
Keith !!!! THANKS sooo much
you've put so much effort into it now, but it's unclear to me ;-(((
although I grew up at the water and harbour I come from the North Sea (Bremerhaven)....
Is there a picture on Wikipedia so I can understand it? I always think of a pier
6 years ago.
aNNa schramm club has added
6 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to aNNa schramm club
Yes, that looks like a mooring dolphin. They can be fixed or mobile - that one looks as if it's mobile. This probably a better link. It shows the more modern dolphins being used in the offshore gas industry: www.offshore-technology.com/projects/aguirre-offshore-gasport
6 years ago.
 Jean
Jean
Beautiful colour and texture on the dolphin plus the bird is a bonus.
6 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Tremendous shot, Keith!
6 years ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
Strange name to give a wooden structure! Great place for the bird to perch though.
6 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Eunice Perkins club
See my reply to aNNa above.
6 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Thanks everyone, for all you comments etc...............much appreciated.
6 years ago.

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