Duntze Head Battery

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Duntze Head Battery (1893-1945) - Duntze Head Battery was a Canadian 12-pounder coastal gun battery on CFB Esquimalt, Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. Deactivated in 1945.

Duntze Head Battery History

Part of the Harbor Defense of Victoria and Esquimalt Harbors.

Coastal gun battery with two 12-pounder QF guns (1893-1938), one 6-pounder twin QF gun (1939-1945).

Current Status

No period guns or mounts in place.


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Location: Duntze Head Battery, CFB Esquimalt, Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada

Maps & Images

Lat: 48.4311369 Long: -123.438971

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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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