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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) 48.420978, -123.401543, Golf Hill Battery | (B) 48.420978, -123.401543, Golf Hill Battery | ||
(1940-1945) | (1940-1945) | ||
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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: .....' | * 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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[[Category:British Columbia Vancouver Island]] | [[Category:British Columbia Vancouver Island]] | ||
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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.
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 StatusNo period guns or mounts in place.
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