12 Pdr Quick Firing Gun |
Calshot
Castle
Southampton Water |
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Installed 1907
Two 12pdr QF guns were installed on the roof of this Tudor castle to counter the threat of fast torpedo boats entering Southampton water. The gun is not the original but one recovered from a ship HMS Gannet. It was made in 1886 by the Royal Gun factory.
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| Photo:Oct 2000
Information from "Calshot Castle" by English Heritage" |