Maritime History

HM Prison Portland

HM Prison Portland is a male adult prison and young offender institution in the village of The Grove on the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, England. It is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. The prison was originally opened in 1848 as an adult convict establishment, before becoming a Borstal in 1921, and a YOI in 1988. In 2011 it became an adult and young offender establishment.

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• ▸Farsund Municipality
• ▸Bianfu
• ▸German submarine U-255

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