Stonecutters Centurion Battery, Stonecutters [1905- ] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Stonecutters Centurion Battery, Stonecutters [1905- ]

Current condition: 
Unknown
Date Place completed: 
c.1905-07-01 (Day is approximate)

Year completed is: Accurate
Condition at last visit: Unknown
Date of last visit:
Ref: ROB-00160
Other: Restricted Area

Timeline:

  • 1904: Construction commenced in February, estimated cost £3,360.  (WO 78/5355).
  • 1905: Construction completed in July, actual cost £4,738.  (WO 78/5355).
  • 1905: Initial Armament: 2 x 12 pdr QF guns.  (WO 78/5355).
  • 1906: 2 x 12 pdr QF guns.  (CAB 11/57).
  • 1907: 2 x 12 pdr QF guns, to be reduced.  (CAB 11/57).
  • 1909: 2 x 12 pdr QF guns mounted, no longer approved.  (CAB 11/57).
  • 1910: 2 x 12 pdr QF guns mounted, no longer approved.  (CAB 11/57).
  • 1911: 2 x 12 pdr QF guns mounted, no longer approved.  (CAB 11/58).
  • 1915: Not listed.  (WO 32/5316).
  • 1917: Revision: Construction commenced in February, estimated cost £2,100.  (WO 78/5331).
  • 1917: Construction completed in November, actual cost £2,510.11.1  (WO 78/5331).
  • 1917: Armament: 2 x 4.7" QF Mk IV guns.  (WO 78/5331).
  • 1921: 2 x 4.7" QF guns.  (CAB 11/58).
  • 1935: 2 x 4.7" QF guns.  (ADM 116/3490).
  • 1936: 2 x 4.7" QF guns, recommended mounted in reserve.  (CAB 106/111).
  • 1939: Not listed.  (WO 106/2379).
  • 2014: In restricted area, condition unknown.

For a background to these notes, and a glossary of terms used, please see: http://gwulo.com/node/24630  

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