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Mercator (ship)

The barquentine Mercator was designed by the Antarctic explorer Adrien de Gerlache (1866–1934) as a training ship for the Belgian merchant fleet. She was named after Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594), Flemish cartographer. She was built in Leith, Scotland and launched in 1932. Besides being a training a ship, she was also used, mainly before World War II, for scientific observations, or as ambassador for Belgium on world fairs and in sailing events. This ship went through an incredible history.

Located at 51.2272, 2.92056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Barquentines, Individual sailing vessels, Tall ships of Belgium, 1932 ships, Museum ships in Belgium

Port of Ostend

The port of Ostend is situated in Ostend, West Flanders. The port is mainly known as a ferry port. Freight, and recently also passenger transport between Ostend and Ramsgate is provided by Transeuropa Ferries. The port also services freight transport between Ostend and both Ipswich and Killingholme.

Located at 51.2244, 2.90972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ostend, Ports and harbours of Belgium, Ports and harbours of the North Sea, Buildings and structures in West Flanders

Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk

Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk, the main church of Ostend, Belgium, is a Roman Catholic Neo-Gothic church. It is built on the ashes of a previous church that occupied the site. King Leopold II enthusiastically supported a plan to build a new and more magnificent church. Construction started on 1899 and was completed and consecrated by Bishop Waffelaert on August 31, 1908. Its stained glass windows were destroyed during the two World Wars and were replaced by windows by Michiel Martens.

Located at 51.23, 2.922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Belgium, Gothic Revival architecture in Belgium, Religious buildings completed in 1908, 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Churches in West Flanders, Ostend

SM UC-70

SM UC-70 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 12 January 1916 and was launched on 7 August 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 20 November 1916 as SM UC-70. In 10 patrols UC-70 was credited with sinking 32 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. On 28 August 1918, UC-70 was spotted lying submerged on the sea bottom and attacked by a Blackburn Kangaroo patrol aircraft of No.

Located at 51.2333, 2.91667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ships built in Hamburg, German Type UC II submarines, U-boats commissioned in 1916, U-boats sunk by surface craft, U-boats sunk by depth charges, U-boats sunk in 1918, World War I minelayers of Germany, World War I shipwrecks in the North Sea, World War I submarines of Germany, 1916 ships

Mu.ZEE

The Mu. ZEE is a museum in Ostend, Belgium, specialized in Belgian art from 1830 on. It was created in 2008 by fusion of the former Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst (PMMK, the museum for modern art of the Province of West-Flanders) and the Museum voor Schone Kunsten Oostende (Museum of Fine Arts Ostend), both located in Ostend. The Museum has two dependencies, the Ensorhuis in Ostend, and the Permekemuseum in Jabbeke. Mu.

Located at 51.2257, 2.9146 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Belgium, Modern art museums, Art museums established in 2008, 2008 establishments in Belgium, Ostend, Museums in West Flanders

Fort Napoleon, Ostend

Fort Napoleon in Ostend is a polygonal fort built in the Napoleonic era. During World War I, the fort was used as accommodation for a German headquarters, and decorated with murals by German soldier Heinrich Otto Pieper. The heavy coastal artillery battery "Hindenburg" was stationed nearby; it had been transferred there from Fort Heppen, Wilhelmshaven in 1915, and it was armed with four 280mm (11 inch) guns of 1886-1887 vintage in heavily armored turrets on semi-circular concrete platforms.

Located at 51.2388, 2.93499 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Forts in Belgium, Museums in West Flanders, Ostend, Military and war museums in Belgium, Buildings and structures in West Flanders

Flanders Marine Institute

The Flanders Marine Institute provides a focal point for marine scientific research in Flanders, northern Belgium. The autonomous non-profit institute does not conduct research itself, but assists in coordinating international research and provides a database for sharing research results. VLIZ also manages RV Zeeleeuw, a marine research vessel. The ship mainly operates day trips, and as of 2010 a replacement was being sought.

Located at 51.2338, 2.92913 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Organizations established in 1999, Research organizations, Flanders, Oceanography, Ostend

Oostende railway station

Oostende railway station is located in Ostend in Flanders, Belgium. The first station in Ostend was opened in 1838 during the reign of Leopold I of Belgium on the former Belgian railway line 62 to Torhout and is now a supermarket. The NMBS station was opened in 1913 during the reign of Albert I of Belgium. The station is designed to connect trains and ferries and is built with Scottish Granite, Bluestone from Soignes and Limestone from Euville.

Located at 51.2289, 2.92583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Belgium, Railway stations opened in 1838, Ostend