The Fort Constantin (Fort Grand Duke Constantine, Fort Konstantin) (russian: Форт «Константин», (Форт «Великий Князь Константин» ) was a coastal

artillery battery In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit or multiple systems of artillery, mortar systems, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers, surface-to-surface missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, etc., so grouped to fac ...

that covered southern waters of the fortified city of Kronstadt, Russia. The city is located on the

Kotlin Island Kotlin (russian: Ко́тлин) ( sv, Reitskär) is a Russian island, located near the head of the Gulf of Finland, west of Saint Petersburg in the Baltic Sea. Kotlin separates the Neva Bay from the rest of the gulf. The fortified city of Kronst ...

Gulf of Finland The Gulf of Finland ( fi, Suomenlahti; et, Soome laht; rus, Фи́нский зали́в, r=Finskiy zaliv, p=ˈfʲinskʲɪj zɐˈlʲif; sv, Finska viken) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland to the north and E ...

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. Currently the fort has no military use, the structures are in disarray, and the transport and tourism company tries to develop the territory as a tourist destination. История форта Константин
(History of Fort Constantin)"Who Will Protect Forts of Kronstadt?"
Морское наследие, Issue 4, 2015, pp. 30-35

History

In 1807 Emperor Alexander I of Russia signed a decree to additionally fortify Kronstadt expecting a war with Great Britain. The construction started in 1808. The initial parapet of the battery was made of pine timber filled with sand and stone, for speed. It was made in two levels, hence the historical name "Double Southern Battery (Двойная Южная Батарея).

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