Vestiges d'un placement d'armes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, installé dans la falaise, sur le site de la batterie d'urgence de Brownstone à Froward point près de Kingsmere, Devon.
4288 x 2848 px | 36,3 x 24,1 cm | 14,3 x 9,5 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
18 juin 2021
Lieu:
Brownstone Battery near Kingswear, South Hams, Devon.
Informations supplémentaires:
Remains of a World War 2 reinforced concrete gun emplacement, set into the cliff face, at the site of Brownstone Battery near Kingsmere, Devon. The gun was set in the circular hole to aid its movement for a good field of fire. Anchorage points, possibly for the platform can be seen at the bottom of the hole. It was built in 1942. The emplacement's 6 inch guns not only protected Dartmouth and the Dart Estuary but also Start Bay and the possible landing beaches for a German invasion force centred on Slapton and Blackpool beaches. The guns were from a WW1 battleship and could fire a shell 14 miles (nearly 23 km.) Thirteen men were needed to operate each gun. There was also an ammunition store on site and a small track railway was used to get the shells to the guns. The gun crews worked in a shift pattern. Below the gun emplacements were searchlight stations, protected in reinforced concrete. These were very powerful and could be used to spot enemy ships during the hours of darkness, especially the German fast raider E Boats. Froward Point is now owned by the National Trust.
