Breakwater ''Battery'', was a coastal defence battery at
Port Kembla
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World War II
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Constructed in 1939 to provide protection for Port Kembla from enemy shipping and submarines. Two
6 inch Mk XI gun emplacements with related underground facilities were constructed near the southern breakwater at Port Kembla.
The battery and observation post (now a military museum) were key structures of the command centre for
Fortress Kembla during World War II.
Gallery
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See also
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Military history of Australia
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References
NSW Heritage Listing
External links
Breakwater Battery Military Museum- Museums and Galleries of New South Wales
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Artillery battery fortifications in Australia
Buildings and structures in Wollongong
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History of Wollongong
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