Hartlepool had three coastal defence batteries protecting the harbour. In 1905 these were: Lighthouse Point Battery with one 6-inch BL Mark VI Heugh Battery with two 6-inch Mark VII Cemetery Battery with two 6-inch BL Mark VI Recommendations by the Armaments Committee in 1905 were that Cemetery Battery be decomissioned.Read more
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Evolution of British Coastal Defence Artillery, 1840-1914 The evolution of British Coastal Artillery from smoothbore to breech loading guns. SMOOTHBORE (SB) ARTILLERY The smoothbore artillery used by the British military in 1841 was little difference from that which had been used during the Napoleonic Wars. Improvements in metallurgy and propellants had made guns more effectiveRead more
Berehaven Naval Anchorage Bere Island was obtained by the Royal Navy in 1898 and fortifications built to protect the Berehaven Anchorage. The anchorage was at that time an important naval facility and would remain so until shortly before World War 2. A similar naval anchorage can be found at Lough Swilly. Bere Island and surroundsRead more