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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1895-1941) - Fort Rodd Hill Upper Battery was a reinforced concrete six inch coastal gun battery on [[Fort Rodd Hill]], British Columbia, Canada.  Deactivated in 1941.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1895-1941) - Fort Rodd Hill Upper Battery was a reinforced concrete six inch coastal gun battery on [[Fort Rodd Hill]] in present day Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.  Deactivated in 1941.


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== [[Endicott Period]] (1890-1910)==
[[Image:Upper Battery e010933403-v8.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Rodd Hill, Upper Battery Plan]]
[[Image:Upper Battery e010933404-v8.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Rodd Hill, Upper Battery Plan & Elevations]]
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Image:Fort Rodd Hill Upper Battery - 30.jpg|Upper Battery BC Post
Image:Fort Rodd Hill Upper Battery - 26.jpg|Upper Battery Magazine
Image:Fort Rodd Hill Upper Battery - 06.jpg|Upper Battery Defensive Wall
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== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
Part of Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada in British Columbia, Canada.
Must See! Part of Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.. The original gun tube is in place but without the original disappearing carriage.
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(B) 48.43262, -123.45427, Fort Rodd Hill Upper Battery
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(1895-1941)
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'''Location:''' Fort Rodd Hill, British Columbia, Canada
'''Location:''' Fort Rodd Hill in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.


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'''Sources:'''
'''Sources:'''
* {{MorganCDSGJ-V9-I2}}


'''Links: '''
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{{Visited|22 Jun 2009}}
{{Visited|22 Jun 2009}}
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Latest revision as of 20:52, 7 January 2019

Fort Rodd Hill Upper Battery (1895-1941) - Fort Rodd Hill Upper Battery was a reinforced concrete six inch coastal gun battery on Fort Rodd Hill in present day Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Deactivated in 1941.

Fort Rodd Hill, Upper Battery Gun Emplacement
Fort Rodd Hill, Upper Battery Original Gun
Fort Rodd Hill, Upper Battery

Endicott Period (1890-1910)

Fort Rodd Hill, Upper Battery Plan
Fort Rodd Hill, Upper Battery Plan & Elevations
  • Upper Battery BC Post
    Upper Battery BC Post
  • Upper Battery Magazine
    Upper Battery Magazine
  • Upper Battery Defensive Wall
    Upper Battery Defensive Wall


Current Status

Must See! Part of Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.. The original gun tube is in place but without the original disappearing carriage.

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Location: Fort Rodd Hill in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Maps & Images

Lat: 48.432621 Long: -123.454265

  • Multi Maps from ACME
  • Maps from Bing
  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: .....'

Sources:

  • Morgan, David, Forts of the Canadian West Coast - Victoria/Esquimalt Defenses, CDSG Journal, Volume 9, Issue 2, May 1995, page 16-24.

Links:

Visited: 22 Jun 2009


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