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.

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.

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Location: Ogden Point Battery, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Map points are approximate.

Maps & Images

Lat: 48.414898 Long: -123.391182

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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.

Links:

North American Forts - Ogden Point Battery

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