100 Tonne Gun, Gibraltar

Location:
Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar
 
Photo by: Jason Taperell
Date: 2004-06-16
Image ID: 301090
 
One of 4 such guns built in Newcastle in 1870. Only 2 now survive, this one and a similar example in Malta. The gun's traverse was steam operated and took 3 hours to build up enough steam pressure to function.

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Place: Europe  | European  | Gibraltar  | Gibraltarian  | UK Overseas Territory  | United Kingdom Overseas Territory
Topics: militaria  | military
Keywords: 100 ton gun  | 100 tonne gun  | cannon  | gun emplacement