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|width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont - 06.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Battery Belmont Ammunition Storage]] | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont - 06.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Battery Belmont Ammunition Storage.]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont 12 pounder - 1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Battery Belmont 12-pounder]] | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont 12 pounder - 1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Battery Belmont 12-pounder.]] | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont Twin 6 pounder - 10.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Battery Belmont Twin 6-pounder gun]] | |colspan="2"|[[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont Twin 6 pounder - 10.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Battery Belmont Twin 6-pounder gun.]] | ||
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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]] | [[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont 1900.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Battery Belmont 1900 Plan from Park Display.]] | ||
[[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont 12 pounder - 3.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Inside the 12-pounder]] | [[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont 12 pounder - 3.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Inside the 12-pounder.]] | ||
Battery Belmont was built in 1900 with two 12-pounder guns in separate emplacements. The battery provided protection for the ships in Esquimalt Harbor against fast enemy torpedo boats. | Battery Belmont was built in 1900 with two 12-pounder guns in separate emplacements. The battery provided protection for the ships in Esquimalt Harbor against fast enemy torpedo boats. | ||
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== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | == [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | ||
[[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont 1945.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Battery Belmont 1945 Plan from Park Display]] | [[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont 1945.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Battery Belmont 1945 Plan from Park Display.]] | ||
[[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont Twin 6 pounder - 01.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Inside the Twin 6-pounder Gun]] | [[Image:Fort Rodd Hill Battery Belmont Twin 6 pounder - 01.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Inside the Twin 6-pounder Gun.]] | ||
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. | ||
The battery was designed to defend against fast enemy Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs) and E-boats which could dash into harbors, shoot up shipping and exit at incredible speeds. In the semi-automatic mode, the twin 6-pounders could deliver 72 rounds per minute even though the rounds were hand loaded from trays of shells. | |||
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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. Battery Belmont is thought to have the only remaining twin 6-pounder duplex gun on display and also has one of the old 12-pounder guns that preceded the twin 6-pounder guns. Both of these guns are displayed on their mounts. | ||
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Battery Belmont (1900-1956) - Battery Belmont was a reinforced concrete coastal gun battery on Fort Rodd Hill, British Columbia, Canada. The battery was built in 1899-1900 with two 12-pounder guns in separate emplacements. The battery was modified during World War II to mount twin 6-pounder guns in a single emplacement. Deactivated in 1956.
Endicott Period (1890-1910)Part of the Harbor Defense of Victoria and Esquimalt Harbors.   Battery Belmont was built in 1900 with two 12-pounder guns in separate emplacements. The battery provided protection for the ships in Esquimalt Harbor against fast enemy torpedo boats.
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. The battery was designed to defend against fast enemy Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs) and E-boats which could dash into harbors, shoot up shipping and exit at incredible speeds. In the semi-automatic mode, the twin 6-pounders could deliver 72 rounds per minute even though the rounds were hand loaded from trays of shells.
Current StatusPart of Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada in British Columbia, Canada. Battery Belmont is thought to have the only remaining twin 6-pounder duplex gun on display and also has one of the old 12-pounder guns that preceded the twin 6-pounder guns. Both of these guns are displayed on their mounts.
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