Breakwater Battery
Gun emplacement 1 at the Breakwater Battery.
Breakwater Battery, was a coastal defence battery at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia during World War II.
Constructed in 1939 to provide protection for Port Kembla from enemy shipping and submarines. Two 6 inch Mk XI gun emplacements with related underground facilities were constructed near the southern breakwater at Port Kembla.
The battery and observation post (now a military museum) were key structures of the command centre for during World War II.
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- Breakwater Battery Military Museum - Museums and Galleries of New South Wales
Coordinates: 34°28′32.70″S 150°54′49.27″E / 34.4757500°S 150.9136861°E
Categories:
- Batteries in Australia
- Buildings and structures in Wollongong
- Bunkers in Oceania
- Forts in Australia
- History of Wollongong
- Military and war museums in Australia
- Museums in New South Wales
- World War II museums
- Tourist attractions in Wollongong