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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1940-1945) - Golf Hill Battery was a [[World War II]] Canadian reinforced concrete 12-pounder inch coastal gun battery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.  Deactivated in 1945.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1940-1945) - Golf Hill Battery was a [[World War II]] Canadian reinforced concrete 12-pounder inch coastal gun battery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.  Deactivated in 1945.
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== [[World War II]] (1939-1945) ==
== [[World War II]] (1939-1945) ==
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A coastal gun battery with two 12-pounder quick-firing (QF) MK1 AMTB guns on MK1 mounts (15 degree). Guns transferred from [[Black Rock Battery]] in 1940.  
A coastal gun battery with two 12-pounder quick-firing (QF) MK1 [[AMTB]] guns on MK1 mounts (15 degree). Guns transferred from [[Black Rock Battery]] in 1940.  
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
No period guns or mounts in place.
No period guns or mounts in place.
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(B) 48.4207139, -123.4013772, Golf Hill Battery
(B) 48.420978, -123.401543, Golf Hill Battery
(1940-1945)
(1940-1945)
(1) 48.420942, -123.401691, Gun emplacement #1
(2) 48.420967, -123.401383, Gun emplacement #2


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'''Location:''' Work Point Barracks area in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
'''Location:''' Work Point Barracks area in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.


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* Elevation: .....'
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'''See Also:'''
* [[CFB Esquimalt]]
* [[:Category:Harbor Defense of Victoria|Harbor Defense of Victoria]]


'''Sources:'''
'''Sources:'''
* {{MorganCDSGJ-V9-I2}}
* {{MorganCDSGJ-V9-I2}}
* {{Nicholson}}, page 5


'''Links: '''
'''Links: '''
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/Canada/bc2.html North American Forts - Golf Hill Battery]
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/Canada/bc2.html North American Forts - Golf Hill Battery]


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{{Visited|Area 2 Jun 2014}}
 
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 7 January 2019

Golf Hill Battery (1940-1945) - Golf Hill Battery was a World War II Canadian reinforced concrete 12-pounder inch coastal gun battery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Deactivated in 1945.

Golf Hill Battery from Below

World War II (1939-1945)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Victoria and Esquimalt Harbors.

A coastal gun battery with two 12-pounder quick-firing (QF) MK1 AMTB guns on MK1 mounts (15 degree). Guns transferred from Black Rock Battery in 1940.

Current Status

No period guns or mounts in place.

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Location: Work Point Barracks area in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Maps & Images

Lat: 48.4207139 Long: -123.4013772

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

See Also:

Sources:

  • Morgan, David, Forts of the Canadian West Coast - Victoria/Esquimalt Defenses, CDSG Journal, Volume 9, Issue 2, May 1995, page 16-24.
  • Nicholson, G.W.L., Fixed Coast Artillery Defences on the Pacific Coast, 8 May 1944, AHQ Report, PDF, page 5

Links:

Visited: Area 2 Jun 2014


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