Sai Wan Hill Battery, Chai Wan [1903- ]

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Submitted by Rob on Mon, 2012-03-19 21:43

Current condition:

Ruin

Date Place completed:

c.1903-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Ruins
Date of last visit: Nov-2014
Ref: ROB-00151
Other:

Timeline:

1894: Proposed Bty for 2 x 6" BL guns. (WO 78/4137).
1901: Under construction. (CAB 11/57).
1903: Under construction. (CAB 11/57).
1904: 2 x 6" BL guns. (CAB 11/57).
1905: 2 x 6" BL guns, 1 x M/G. (CAB 11/57).
1906: 2 x 6" BL guns, 1 x M/G. (CAB 11/57).
1907: 2 x 6" BL Mk VII guns, to be reduced. (CAB 11/57).
1909: 2 x 6" BL guns mounted, but not approved. (CAB 11/57).
1910: 2 x 6" BL guns mounted, but not approved. (CAB 11/57).
1911: Not listed. (CAB 11/58).
1915: There is an old Redoubt on top of Sywan Hill and an abandoned 6" Bty just north of the Redoubt. (WO 32/5316).
1920: By the mid 1920's, this site had been rebuilt as an AA Bty. (Museum of Coastal Defence).
1935: 2 x 3" 20 cwt AA guns. (ADM 116/3490).
1936: 2 x 3" 20 cwt AA guns. (CAB 11/196).
1939: 2 x 3" 20 cwt AA guns. (WO 106/2379).
1940: Site reworked for 2 x 4.5" HAA guns, which were never installed. (WO 106/2379).
1941: 2 x 3" AA guns. In action 8 - 18th December. Shelled and damaged 16th December. Overrun on night of landings on Island. (WO 172/1687).
1949: Site reworked for 4 x 3.7" HAA guns. (WO 268/301).
1957: Guns withdrawn after British Government decision to disband AA Regiments. (WO 32/15525).
2014: Ruins of buildings and gun positions remain.