Searchlight House,Swanage Emergency Coastal Battery

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Swanage Emergency Coastal Battery , Swanage, Dorset

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386 Coast Battery RA of the 554 Coast Regt. RA.
1 x Type 25 'Armco' Pillbox.
3 x Searchlight (Defence Emergency Lighting) (2 x removed).
3 x gun casemates (1 x demolished).
2 x Generator sheds.
1 x portable generator (removed).
1 x rifle embrasure in wall.
1 x Lookout.
1 x Machine gun post.
4 x Minefields.
1 x 5 inch gun practice gun.
2 x 4 inch. Naval Mk VII guns on Mk II mountings November 1940.

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Swanage Coastal Battery, an emergency battery built during the Second World War as part of Southern Command's coastal defences. The battery was commissioned in July 1940 and mounted two 4-inch naval guns. It was armed until at least May 1945 and manned by 386 Coast Battery of the Royal Artillery.

The 5 inch gun was a bit of a failure and that is why they were only used in practice batteries. There were a few of these batteries around, one was in Gibraltar and another pivot mount found at Dunree Battery, Ireland (built when it was part of Great Britain). The gun is on a Vavasseur mounting, most of them were scrapped by 1913. I would like to thank John Guy for all his help in naming the mounting and the gun.

My original caption to the picture "This maybe a gun hold fast or a winch fitting to winch in boats?? I am more of the opinion that this was a WW1 or pre WW1 gun mounting".
   

Taken on: April 19, 2023

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Camera: Canon PowerShot SX610 HS, f/11.0, 1/320 sec, 4.5mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX610 HS
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	4.5mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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