Satellite and aerial maps of SMC Marchwood with nearby locations | |
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| Km | Bearing | ||
| 1.0 | 057 | Mayflower Park, England | |
| 1.9 | 110 | GBSOU |  Port of Southampton, England |
| 2.8 | 086 | GBWST |  Vosper Thornycroft, England |
| 4.5 | 352 | EGI40 |  Southampton General, England |
| 5.9 | 333 | EGS50 | Lords Hill, England |
| 7.5 | 120 | Hamble South, England |
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History of this Location | |
Marchwood Military Port was opened in 1943 to support the Normandy Landings for D-Day. It has continued as the UKs only dedicated military port and was renamed the Sea Mounting Centre. There are 2 helipads; one for embarking helicopters (the focus of map centre) and one less than 0.5nm to the south west for visitors and cargo offload. 
Operations at SMC Marchwood | |
| Dates | Operation | |
| 02-apr-82 | 17-jun-82 | Operation Corporate |
List of aircraft and events at SMC Marchwood | Login to Edit | |
| Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||
| 1982-apr-05 | RFA Sir Percivale | RM | AH.1 | XX380 | |
| 1982-apr-05 | RFA Sir Percivale | RM | AH.1 | XX376 | |
| 1982-apr-05 | RFA Sir Percivale | RM | AH.1 | XX413 | |
| 1982-apr-05 | RFA Sir Lancelot | RM | AH.1 | XW616 | |
| 1982-apr-05 | RFA Sir Lancelot | 3 CBAS /(D)U | AH.1 | XV140 | |
| 1982-apr-05 | RFA Sir Lancelot | RM | AH.1 | XW615 | |
| 2010-sep-09 | Accident | RN | Type 45 Daring class | D32 HMS Daring | |
| 2018-feb-01 | Accident | BIH | S-61N | G-ATBJ | |
| 2018-jul | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Point class | mv Hurst Point | ||
| 2018-jul | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Point class | mv Anvil Point | ||
