Artificial Harbours & Compressed Air Breakwaters

“War Office:  Artificial Harbours”  Research paper accompanying the minutes from meetings of the committee responsible for the development of artificial harbours during World War II.

“The Compressed Air Breakwater”  by I.A. Bogolepoff explaining the principles and development of compressed air breakwaters. During the early planning for the artificial harbours it was envisaged that compressed air breakwaters might be used to provide sheltered water at the piers.

Please download them here:

1. War Office. Artificial Harbours (24MB)

and here:

2. The Compressed Air Breakwater By Bogolepoff (3.4MB)