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Hoods Tower Museum
The Hoods Tower Museum ( ta, குட் கோபுர நூதனசாலை, translit=Kuṭ Kōpura Nūtaṉacālai; si, ත්රිකුණාමලය නාවික කෞතුකාගාරය ''Trikuṇāmalaya Nāvika Kautukāgāraya'') is a naval museum of the Sri Lanka Navy in Trincomalee. It is located at Ostenburg, in the Trincomalee peninsula on a high ridge overlooking the entrance to the inner harbor of Trincomalee within the SLN Dockyard. The museum gains its name from the ''Hoods Tower'', an observation tower named after Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet, Sir Samuel Hood, Commander of the East Indies Station. Fort Ostenburg The location derives its name from the ''Fort Ostenburg'', a small fort built at the entrance to the inner harbour of Trincomalee by the Netherlands, Dutch and later surrendered to the British 1795. It has been called "the most powerfully gunned fort in Ceylon" with strong batteries at sea level and many guns on the ridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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