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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1878-1893) - Finlayson Point Battery was a Canadian 64-pounder coastal gun battery in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Deactivated in 1893. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1878-1893) - Finlayson Point Battery was a Canadian 64-pounder coastal gun battery in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Deactivated in 1893. | ||
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== Finlayson Point Battery History == | == Finlayson Point Battery History == | ||
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A coastal battery located on Finlayson Point with two naval rifled muzzle-loading (RML) 64-pounder coastal guns on naval pattern wooden carriages and slides, front pintle | A coastal gun battery located on the high ground of Finlayson Point. Armed with two naval rifled muzzle-loading (RML) 64-pounder coastal guns on naval pattern wooden carriages and slides, front pintle mounts. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Small stone marker only, no period guns or mounts in place. | Small stone marker only, no period guns or mounts in place. | ||
Revision as of 09:46, 7 June 2014
Finlayson Point Battery (1878-1893) - Finlayson Point Battery was a Canadian 64-pounder coastal gun battery in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Deactivated in 1893.
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Finlayson Point Battery History
Part of the Harbor Defense of Victoria and Esquimalt Harbors.
A coastal gun battery located on the high ground of Finlayson Point. Armed with two naval rifled muzzle-loading (RML) 64-pounder coastal guns on naval pattern wooden carriages and slides, front pintle mounts.
Current Status
Small stone marker only, no period guns or mounts in place.
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Location: On Finlayson point, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Maps & Images Lat: 48.4067527 Long: -123.3646524 |
See Also:
Sources:
- Morgan, David, Forts of the Canadian West Coast - Victoria/Esquimalt Defenses, CDSG Journal, Volume 9, Issue 2, May 1995, page 16-24.
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Visited: 3 Jun 2014
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