Upper, Lower, Belmont Batteries

Upper, Lower, Belmont Batteries (HM1F8V)

Location: Fayetteville, TN 37334 Lincoln County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 9.106', W 86° 34.176'

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Batteries sup?rieure, inf?rieure et Belmont

These batteries were constructed at Fort Rodd Hill between 1895 and 1900, as part of the defences of Esquimalt Harbour.


Upper and Lower Batteries, with their three large 6 inch guns, were designed to counter bombard enemy warships. Belmont Battery was equipped to engage fast torpedo boats, with smaller quick firing guns.

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Ces batteries furent construites au fort Rodd Hill entre 1895 et 1900 pour faire partie du syst?me de def?nse du port d?Esquimalt.


Les batteries sup?rieure et inf?rieure, munies de trois gros canons de 6 pouces, ?taient con?ues pour riposter aux attaques des navires ennemis. Le batterie Belmont ?tait ?quip?e de canons plus petits ? tir rapide, lui permettant d?attaquer des torpilleurs rapides.


[Gun silhouette captions read]

[Left]
Twin barrel 6 pounder quick-firing gun

Bitube de 6 livres ? tir rapide


[Center] 6 inch gun on disappearing carriage

Canon de 6 pouces mont? sur aff?t ? eclipse


[Right] 12 pounder quick firing-gun

Canon de 12 livres ? tir rapide
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HM NumberHM1F8V
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Placed ByParks Canada
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Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 7:53pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 539202 N 3889958
Decimal Degrees35.15176667, -86.56960000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 9.106', W 86° 34.176'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 9' 6.36" N, 86° 34' 10.56" W
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Area Code(s)931
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-199 Elk Ave S, Fayetteville TN 37334, US
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