Ogden Point Battery

Ogden Point Battery (1939-1954) - Ogden Point Battery was a Canadian coastal gun battery at Ogden Point, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Deactivated in 1954. First location also known as Breakwater Battery. Ogden Point Breakwater Ogden Point Breakwater Light Ogden Point Breakwater Tip World War II (1939-1945) Part of the Harbor Defense of Victoria and Esquimalt Harbors. Originally built as a single 12-pounder QF MK1 gun mounted on a MK1 mount (15 degree) emplaced on the breakwater in 1939. Relocated to the pier in 1940 and replaced with a 6-pounder duplex gun in 1944. The duplex gun was emplaced until 1954. Current Status No remains, no period guns or mounts in place. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Ogden Point Battery, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Map points are approximate. Maps & Images Lat: 48.414898 Long: -123.391182 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' See Also: Harbor Defense of Victoria 2014 Research Trip 2014 Research Trip - Victoria Side Trip Sources: Morgan, David, Forts of the Canadian West Coast - Victoria/Esquimalt Defenses, CDSG Journal, Volume 9, Issue 2, May 1995, page 16-24. Links: North American Forts - Ogden Point Battery Visited: 3 Jun 2014 Ogden Point Battery Picture Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!