St. David's Battery | |
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Part of Bermuda Garrison | |
St. David's, Bermuda | |
Coordinates | 32°22′N 64°39′W / 32.37°N 64.65°W |
Type | Artillery Battery |
Site information | |
Owner | Government of Bermuda Ministry of the Environment, Telecommunications and E-Commerce, Department of Parks |
Open to the public | yes |
Site history | |
Built | 1910 |
Built by | Royal Engineers |
In use | 1910–1953 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Bermuda Garrison |
St. David's Battery is a disused fixed battery on St. David's Island, Bermuda maintained until 1953 by the Bermuda Garrison of the British Army. It was built and manned by the Royal Garrison Artillery and the Royal Engineers, and their part-time reserves, the Bermuda Militia Artillery and the Bermuda Volunteer Engineers. Its rifled breech-loader (RBL) artillery guns guarded the eastern approach to St. George's Harbour. In wartime it served as an examination battery.