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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1893-1956) - Black Rock Battery was a Canadian reinforced concrete 12-pounder inch coastal gun battery on [[CFB Esquimalt]], Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Deactivated in 1956. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1893-1956) - Black Rock Battery was a Canadian reinforced concrete 12-pounder inch coastal gun battery on [[CFB Esquimalt]], Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Deactivated in 1956. | ||
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== | == History == | ||
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A coastal gun battery with two 12-pounder Quick Fire (QF) MK1 AMTB guns. The original guns were sent to [[Battery | A coastal gun battery with two 12-pounder Quick Fire (QF) MK1 AMTB guns. The original guns were sent to [[Golf Hill Battery]] in 1940. Guns were replaced with other 12-pounders soon after. In 1956 the battery was incorporated into naval gunnery school and one emplacement converted to a naval 3" naval turret. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
The 3" naval gun turret appears to be still in place. | |||
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* [[CFB Esquimalt]] | |||
* [[:Category:Harbor Defense of Victoria|Harbor Defense of Victoria]] | |||
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Black Rock Battery (1893-1956) - Black Rock Battery was a Canadian reinforced concrete 12-pounder inch coastal gun battery on CFB Esquimalt, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Deactivated in 1956. HistoryPart of the Harbor Defense of Victoria and Esquimalt Harbors. A coastal gun battery with two 12-pounder Quick Fire (QF) MK1 AMTB guns. The original guns were sent to Golf Hill Battery in 1940. Guns were replaced with other 12-pounders soon after. In 1956 the battery was incorporated into naval gunnery school and one emplacement converted to a naval 3" naval turret. Current StatusThe 3" naval gun turret appears to be still in place.
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