Albert Head Battery

Albert Head Battery (1939-1956) - Albert Head Battery was a World War II Canadian reinforced concrete 9.2 inch coastal gun battery at Albert Head, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Deactivated in 1956.

World War II (1939-1945)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Victoria and Esquimalt Harbors.

This battery was designed with a counter-bombardment role to be armed with three 9.2-inch MK10 guns on modern 35 degree elevation mounts. The Battery was initially armed with two relined 9.2-inch MK10 guns on 15 degree mounts transferred from Signal Hill Battery as an "Interim Plan". A third gun was added and became operational in March 1943 on an experimental MK7, 30 degree elevation mounting. The original two guns were later remounted on the MK7 experimental 30 degree mountings during 1944.

Current Status

No period guns or mounts in place.

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Location: Albert Head Battery, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Maps & Images Lat: 48.3890403 Long: -123.4885168 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....'

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 - Albert Head Battery
• Museum of the 5th (BC) Artillery Regiment - 1936 - 1956
• Museum of the 5th (BC) Artillery Regiment - Coast Defenses 1939-1956
• Coast Defence in British Columbia (1939-1941)

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