Mount Davis HAA Battery, Mount Davis [1940- ]
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Submitted by Rob on Mon, 2012-03-19 21:43
Current condition:
Ruin
Date Place completed:
c.1940-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Year completed is: Accurate
Condition at last visit: Ruins
Date of last visit: APR-2015
Ref: ROB-00134
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Timeline:
- 1940: Constructed to the east of the existing AA battery for a proposed armament of 2 x 4.5" HAA guns.These were never supplied, and the site remained unoccupied. (WO 106/2379).
- 1949: A new position for 4 x 3.7" guns was constructed to the west of the 4.5" position, near the top 9.2" gun pit. (WO 268/301).
- 1950's: The 4.5" gun positions were used for bases of RAF aerials.
- 1958: All HAA guns had been withdrawn from Hong Kong. (WO 268/301).
- 2015: Area abandoned and overgrown. Some of the 4.5" site buildings remain as ruins, and hold fast mounts still remain for three of the 3.7" gun positions.
For a background to these notes, and a glossary of terms used, please see: http://gwulo.com/node/24630
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