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Kuivasaari

Finland / Uusimaa / Helsinki /
 museum, island, fortification
A fortified island that has an operational coastal gun (100 TK) battery. Also has a 12" 52 cal museum gun from 1905 in operational condition. More information on the type of the gun:
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuivasaari
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   60°6'9"N   25°0'59"E

Comments

  • gun expert (guest)
    The 100 mm battery is not operational anymore. The 12-inch gun was not designed in 1905, and it was not installed until the 1930's
  • garick (guest)
    over 50 photos with author comments in russian only http://www.nortfort.ru/coastal/foto_kvs1.html
This article was last modified 14 years ago