Western Australia, Fortress Fremantle. South Mole. Twin 6 pounder gun on pedestal mount. 1942
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Overview
The twin 6pdr Anti Coastal Motor Torpedo Boat Coast Defence Gun of British design and extremely effective against small craft including Landing Craft during WWII. One of these guns was mounted at the end of the Fremantle Moles (outer extremity).
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-32-AMWA65133
Item type
Themes
Contextual Information
P2020.99.226
MIL1989.085
Year
Geotag
-32.05588921472, 115.73242059233
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- World War 2, Western Australia, Fortress Fremantle. South Mole, Twin 6 Pounder, 1944 (0km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Fortress Fremantle. North Mole. 75 mm gun mount. 1942 (0.3km away)
- Duke and Duchess of York [Alex and Bessie McCallum in official party] at Fremantle docks, May 1927. (0.35km away)
- PHOTOGRAPH: COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EVANGELISTA FAMILY ARRIVING AT FREMANTLE IN 1950 (0.5km away)
- Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle, HMT Oxfordshire, 10 Light Horse,1919 (0.65km away)
- World War 2, Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle, HMT Nevassa, 2/11 Battalion, 1940 (0.76km away)
- Inter War, Australia, Western Australia, 35 Fortress Company, Royal Australian Engineers, DAVEY,1930 (0.76km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Fortress Fremantle, Arthurs Head Battery, Dismounting Guns, 1943 (0.77km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Fortress Fremantle, Arthurs Head Battery, Dismounting Guns, 1943 (0.77km away)
- Pre 1914, Magazine Lantern, Fremantle, Fort Arthur Head, 1910 (0.78km away)
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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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