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Gibraltar 100 Ton Gun
This gun was manufactured in 1870 and is one of twelve
built. Eight where built for the Italian Navy, two were sent to Malta and
two for Gibraltar. This one is situated at Napier of Magdala Battery and
is the only one in such good condition.
It used to work on hydraulic power generated by a steam
engine which was used to elevate and traverse the gun after a minimum of
3 hours! But this was quite acceptable since it took a Man O´war at
least 3 hours to enter the bay of Gibraltar after being sited off the point
of Tarifa in Spain.
You can visit the gun as well as an interpretation centre
which offers you the opportunity to discover much more information and interesting
facts.
For more information, please give us your details and we will contact you
immediately.
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