lefences of Halifax hovadestin
-the Harbour areat
y
5
Batteries and Works
: armed as follows.
ture
wb.
Remarks.
1. DR. Excepting the Saluting Guns, only 2 are M.d.R. mounted though they are
in the Fort. A correspondence
S.B.
is now going on with War
B.d. R. office on the subject. It is Mortars hoped that 15 of the most
do- mmportant will ben
Saluting position by the Eold of the
M.L.R
Year.
The 8-689t have been
dismounted & removed.
do- from the Island & it is un.. SB. derstood they will be replaced
- by 64 PM M. AR.
1. L. R. No 1.22 Emplacements
"The Guns were dismounted
2 - do- about 2 years aget have not
SB. Counterweight quis not yet,
yet been re mounted. The 4.649 mounted lint widtructions have tung 2 hey!"
M.L.R do-
V.L.R.
-do.
-
V.L.R
been quin for moms.
Year
mounted.
mounted.
.do.
7.2.R
do
where are only 5 Guns mounted
V.d.R. the other 3. are kept in reserve
L Cambrides Battery.
M.L.R. Approved but not
Constructed.
Reference:-
CO 537/194
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2. The guns actually in position
and wintended to be placed would appear to be ample for the protection. of the approaches to the Port; nevertheless it is admitted that if the Ships of the an Enemy Could succeed in Effecting an Entrance
Hog, on by running the
hi a
Sauntlet of the "Forts reach the harrows, they would be practically
out of range from any Hort or work now in Existence. Fort Needham, Shewn in the Chart of the harbour, being a myth. It is obvions therefore that some further obstacles agamist the Entrance of ships of an Enemy
and Especially at are necessary a time when the defence of the harbour Could not be sched
upon by the presence of bessels of
60 793 War in the Port. A septen of
Submarine.
Reference:-
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
CO 537/194
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