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== [[Endicott Period]] (1890-1910)==
== [[Endicott Period]] (1890-1910)==
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[[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont 1900.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Battery Belmont 1900 Plan from Park Display]]
== [[World War I]] (1917-1918) ==
== [[World War I]] (1917-1918) ==
 
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== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) ==
== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) ==
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The two 12-pounder pedestal mounted guns were replaced during [[World War II]] with a single twin-barrel 6-pounder gun that was faster and more accurate. Additional changes to the battery included a new crew shelter, magazine and fire control tower.
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
Part of Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada in British Columbia, Canada.
Part of Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada in British Columbia, Canada.

Revision as of 14:14, 7 August 2012

Battery Belmont (1900-1956) - Battery Belmont was a reinforced concrete ccccc inch coastal gun battery on Fort Rodd Hill, British Columbia, Canada. Deactivated in 1956.

Battery Belmont Ammunition Storage
Battery Belmont 12-pounder
Battery Belmont Twin 6-pounder gun

World War II (1941-1945)

The two 12-pounder pedestal mounted guns were replaced during World War II with a single twin-barrel 6-pounder gun that was faster and more accurate. Additional changes to the battery included a new crew shelter, magazine and fire control tower.

Current Status

Part of Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada in British Columbia, Canada.


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Location: Fort Rodd Hill, British Columbia, Canada

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Lat: 48.431069 Long: -123.451647

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