Hutment Battery is an
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 ...
in the
British Overseas Territory
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remna ...
of
Gibraltar
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The battery got its name from its proximity the military hutment area near Bleak House. In 1878, the battery mounted an
RML 12.5-inch 38-ton gun
The RML 12.5-inch guns were large rifled muzzle-loading guns designed for British battleships and were also employed for coast defence.
Design
The gun originated from a desire for a longer 12-inch gun than the existing RML 12-inch 35-ton gun. E ...
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References
Publications
* Hughes, Quentin & Migos, Athanassios, 1995. Strong as the Rock of Gibraltar, Exchange Publications, Gibraltar
Batteries in Gibraltar
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