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Fort Record
Book
A Section 134 Hvy Battery NZA
Westport
THE GUNS
One
5" 51 caliber MkVIII US Naval gun No. xxx (From same shipment as Cape
Wardrow (Oamaru) gun and Cobden, Greymouth. on a Mk XIII Carriage and a MkIV
Stand. Fitted with a local designed auto sight, designed by the Department
of Scientific Research.
Max Effective range 17,000 yds
Establishment:
Battery Camp
Local Defence:
The battery was put into care and
Maintenance 12 Oct 1943
The Ammunition was removed 2 Oct 1944
Gun dismantled & shipped to Burnham 1 Dec 1944 |
