Henry Head Battery
Henry Head Battery | |
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Little Bay in Australia | |
6" gun emplacement from the rear exterior of the fortification | |
Coordinates | 33°59′54″S 151°14′17″E / 33.998272°S 151.237981°ECoordinates: 33°59′54″S 151°14′17″E / 33.998272°S 151.237981°E |
Site history | |
Built | 1892 |
In use | 2002 |
The Henry Head Battery is an artillery battery located on the northern side of the entrance to Botany Bay at Henry Head, La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia.[1]
History[]
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Constructed between 1892 - 1895 with 2 BL 6-inch Mk V disappearing guns,[2] the fort operated until 1910, after which it became obsolete.
The battery, along with two six-inch gun emplacements and observation posts, was re-employed during World War II to defend the approaches to Botany Bay.[3] During WWII, it was armed with two 18-pounder Mk IV field guns and two QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns.[2] The underground bunker and tunnel complex consisted of vaulted ammunition storage rooms with double walls and ceilings, which were designed to stop them collapsing in the event of a direct hit.
The remains of the fortifications can still be seen.
1 of 2 search emplacements
6" BL disappearing gun emplacement
References[]
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- ^ La Perouse Battery, Sydney, NSW
- ^ a b David Spethman. The Garrison Guns of Australia 1788 - 1962. Inala, QLD: Ron H Mortensen. pp. 98, 155, 165, 174. ISBN 978-0-9775990-8-0.
- ^ "History". NSW Gold CLub.
- Batteries in Australia
- Bunkers in Oceania
- Forts in New South Wales
- History of Sydney
- La Perouse, New South Wales
- Australian military stubs