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Coastal
Defence, Otago Peninsula
Harrington
Point
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Fort Tiaroa |
Harrington Point |
Rerewahine Battery |
Tomahawk Battery |
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Harrington
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SECRET
Aerial photos of Harrington Point taken by 2 GR (General Reconnaissance)
Sqn. RNZAF Jan 1943
Click Image for a larger view |
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Guns of Harrington Point 1899
- 1941 |
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15lb QF Field gun 1941
Photo shows gun mounted on a field mount. Harringtomn Point guns were
mounted on a fixed Locally manufactured mount in an
AMTB (Anti Motor Torpedo Boat) roll
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7 inch 7 Ton RML
1899 - 1903
(Rifled Muzzle Loader) |
6lb Nordenfelt QF 1899, 1941 - 1945
Replacing the 15lb guns in 1941. |
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1904 Engine Room |
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1903 Engine Room, Victoria D2 Dynamo |
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Note: Entrance to Tunnel
at foot of parapet.
Caution:
Stout shoes and a torch required.
The tunnel is over 100m long, very muddy and slippery
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| 1903 Engine
Room, Musketry Parapet and Tunnel Entrance |
Musketry Parapet to Engine Room |
1903 CASL
(Coastal Artillery Search Light) |
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Original 1903 searchlight operating instructions are still partially
legible under the Graffiti (Interpretation above) |
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1906
Tunnel to engine room looking back
towards searchlight
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1903
Coastal Artillery searchlight mounted 1903 and connected by a 100m tunnel to
the Engine Room in 1906.
1941
Searchlights (Three Railway engine lights Mounted 1941) Latter
replaced with a 90cm AA searchlight |
1906
Tunnel and steps to engine room
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The Lower Battery 1899 - 1945
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View along
the frontage of the lower Gun Position.
1897 saw a mine field sown across this frontage of water. |
Archives NZ: Fort Record Book Taiaroa CAWQ/CH540/6/3.7 |
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| No 2 Gun
and war Shelter |
Archives NZ: Fort Record Book Taiaroa CAWQ/CH540/6/3.7 |
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| War Shelter
& Musketry Parapet |
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| No 1 Gun
Shelter |
Archives NZ: Fort Record Book Taiaroa CAWQ/CH540/6/3.7 |
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| Barbed wire
entanglements remain on cliff face |
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1941 CASL |
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1941 CASL (Coastal Artillery Search Light) Post built to
house a 90cm AA Search Light
Replaces earlier CASL position behind built 1903 |
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Archives NZ:
Fort Record Book CAWQ/CH540/6/3.7
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Two photos of
90cm Coastal Artillery Searchlights in the UK of the type used in NZ |
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Archives NZ:
Fort Record Book CAWQ/CH540/6/3.7
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| 1941 CASL
Position with shutters of which only one remains |
90cm CASL WWII |
| Taiaroa Fort Record Book
Extract Archives
NZ: Fort Record Book CAWQ/CH540/6/3.7
Part II. Historical and
Administrative
Section D. Mounting and Dismounting Ordnance
(a) Mounting
and Dismountion Guns
On 21 July 45 the two 6 pdr Nordenfelt Q.F. Guns were
removed from their emplacements at Harrington Battery and were forwarded to
11 Coast Regt
LYTTELTON on 1 Aug 45. This work was done by Capt R. Kerr RNZA
(b) Sealing of Gun
Emplacements, etc.
On 11 Sep 45 personnel from 36 Army Troop Coy, RNZE DUNEDIN commenced the
sealing and securing of the following buildings
and emplacements against pillage or damage. Work was completed on 21 Sep 45.
Harrington
Engine Room
No2 S.L. Emplacement
BOP an Directing Station
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