Number 3 Improvised Battery, Repulse Bay [1935-????]
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Submitted by Rob on Mon, 2012-03-19 21:43
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed:
1935-01-01
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Demolished
Date of last visit: Nov-2014
Ref: ROB-00140
Other:
Timeline:
- 1935: Listed in the 1935 Defence Plan. (ADM 116/4390).
- 1936: Armament: 2 x 6" BL Naval guns. (CAB 11/196).
- 1936: 2 x 6" Naval guns in reserve. (ADM 116/4390).
- 1938: Used in a Combined Operations Exercise in March. (WO 196/9).
- 1939: Guns used to establish a new Bty on south side of HK Island. (WO 106/2380). (Probably Bluff Head Bty at Stanley Fort).
- 2014: Nothing remains, area built over.
For a background to these notes, and a glossary of terms used, please see: http://gwulo.com/node/24630
