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More Battery madness, this time its Spur battery on the south of Gibraltar.
Work started on the battery in 1890 and finished in 1902 when a 9.2" BL gun was installed.
The battery has all the normal feature, underground magazines and shell store, it also has a shell lift but as you can imagine it is massive as it has to move 9.5" shells up to the gun.
Although the gun is no longer mounted in Spur battery you don`t have to travel abroad to see it as the gun was removed in 1981 and is on display at IWM Duxford. - WINNER-
Pictures..........
Looking down to the underground section of the battery.
This is the shell lift, complete with elecrtic motor and controls.
The room next door has shell racking (in a poor state now due to fire damage).
This is the 9.5" BL at Duxford.
Well thats all folks.........
Thanks for looking as per there are a few more pictures on my FlickR site to head on over too:-
https://www.flickr.com/photos/newage2/albums/72157663884416754
All comments are most welcome.
Cheers Newage
More Battery madness, this time its Spur battery on the south of Gibraltar.
Work started on the battery in 1890 and finished in 1902 when a 9.2" BL gun was installed.
The battery has all the normal feature, underground magazines and shell store, it also has a shell lift but as you can imagine it is massive as it has to move 9.5" shells up to the gun.
Although the gun is no longer mounted in Spur battery you don`t have to travel abroad to see it as the gun was removed in 1981 and is on display at IWM Duxford. - WINNER-
Pictures..........
Looking down to the underground section of the battery.
This is the shell lift, complete with elecrtic motor and controls.
The room next door has shell racking (in a poor state now due to fire damage).
This is the 9.5" BL at Duxford.
Well thats all folks.........
Thanks for looking as per there are a few more pictures on my FlickR site to head on over too:-
https://www.flickr.com/photos/newage2/albums/72157663884416754
All comments are most welcome.
Cheers Newage