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- West_Battery abstract "West Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is situated on the escarpment of Windmill Hill in the south of the territory.The battery stands on the site of two emplacements originally constructed under General Edward Cornwallis between 1762–77. It takes its name from its position facing south-west. In the late 19th century it became (along with Buffadero Battery and Jews' Cemetery Battery) one of three batteries on or below Windmill Hill to be equipped with BL 9.2 inch gun Mk V guns, two of which were installed in 1886. These were upgraded to BL 9.2 inch gun Mk X guns in 1901, mounted on Mark V barbettes. They faced out towards the Mediterranean to cover naval traffic through the Straits of Gibraltar.The 9.2-inch guns remained in service until 1950. They were subsequently replaced by three 5.25-inch dual-purpose guns for coastal and anti-aircraft defence. Although the guns have since been removed, the emplacements and the structure of the battery are still clearly visible.".
- West_Battery location Gibraltar.
- West_Battery location West_Battery__location__1.
- West_Battery owner Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom).
- West_Battery type Artillery_battery.
- West_Battery wikiPageID "38959007".
- West_Battery wikiPageRevisionID "596056048".
- West_Battery coordRegion "GI".
- West_Battery hasPhotoCollection West_Battery.
- West_Battery latitude "36.1136".
- West_Battery location Gibraltar.
- West_Battery longitude "-5.347".
- West_Battery mapCaption "Location in Gibraltar".
- West_Battery mapSize "300".
- West_Battery mapType "Gibraltar".
- West_Battery name "West Battery".
- West_Battery ownership Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom).
- West_Battery partof Fortifications_of_Gibraltar.
- West_Battery type Artillery_battery.
- West_Battery subject Category:Batteries_in_Gibraltar.
- West_Battery type ArchitecturalStructure.
- West_Battery type MilitaryStructure.
- West_Battery type Place.
- West_Battery type Wikidata:Q532.
- West_Battery type Place.
- West_Battery type Location.
- West_Battery comment "West Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is situated on the escarpment of Windmill Hill in the south of the territory.The battery stands on the site of two emplacements originally constructed under General Edward Cornwallis between 1762–77. It takes its name from its position facing south-west.".
- West_Battery label "West Battery".
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- West_Battery sameAs Q17035611.
- West_Battery sameAs Q17035611.
- West_Battery wasDerivedFrom West_Battery?oldid=596056048.
- West_Battery isPrimaryTopicOf West_Battery.
- West_Battery name "West Battery".