Number 2 Improvised Battery, Lung Ha Wan [c.1935-????]
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Submitted by Rob on Mon, 2012-03-19 21:43
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed:
c.1935-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Demolished
Date of last visit: Nov-2014
Ref: ROB-00139
Other:
Timeline:
- 1935: Mentioned in 1935 Defence Plan. (ADM 116/3490).
- 1936: Armament: 2 x 4" BL Naval guns. (CAB 11/196).
- 1936: 2 x 4" BL Naval guns. (ADM 116/4390).
- 1937: Emplacements for Improvised Bty: This is already built so we can now get the Port Shelter Improvised Bty into action in about 24 hours. (WO 106/2380).
- 1938: Used in a Combined Operations Exercise in March. (WO 196/9).
- 1938: 2 x 4" gun battery at Port Shelter. (WO 106/2380).
- 1939: 2 x 4" guns previously allocated to Port Shelter, and no longer required there. (WO 106/2394).
- 1956: Area apparently cleared. (HK Lands Dept. Aerial Photograph).
- 2014: Site completely levelled.
For a background to these notes, and a glossary of terms used, please see: http://gwulo.com/node/24630
