Drummond Battery

No. 2 BL 9.2 inch gun in 1944

Gun emplacement 2 today

Drummond Battery was a counter bombardment battery at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia, during World War II.

Gun emplacement 1 today

Constructed in 1942 to provide protection for Port Kembla from enemy shipping and submarines. Two BL 9.2 inch Mk X gun emplacements with related underground facilities were constructed near Drummond, Wollongong.^[1]

References

↑ Hoskins, Ian (2013). Coast: A History of the New South Wales Edge. Australia. ISBN 9781742246567. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

External links

NSW Heritage Listing

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Coordinates: 34°26′21.11″S 150°52′31.78″E / 34.4391972°S 150.8754944°E / -34.4391972; 150.8754944

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