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[[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont 1900.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Battery Belmont 1900 Plan from Park Display]] | [[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) == | ||
== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | == [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | ||
[[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont 1945.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Battery Belmont 1900 Plan from Park Display]] | |||
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. | 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. | ||
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== 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 14:18, 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.
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Endicott Period (1890-1910)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Victoria and Esquimalt Harbors.
World War I (1917-1918)
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 Maps & Images Lat: 48.431069 Long: -123.451647 |
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Visited: 22 Jun 2009
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