Admiralty Pier Turret

Admiralty Pier Turret
Dover Harbour in United Kingdom
The Dover Turret Battery which still holds its armament of two 80-ton RML guns
The two 80-ton RML guns still inside the Dover Turret in 2005
Plan of Admiralty Pier Fort with Dover Turret
Admiralty Pier Turret is located in Kent
Admiralty Pier Turret
Admiralty Pier Turret
Coordinates51°6′42″N 1°19′8″E / 51.11167°N 1.31889°E / 51.11167; 1.31889
TypeEnclosed armoured turret
Site information
Controlled byDover Harbour Board
Open to
the public
No
Site history
Built1882 (1882)
In use1902 (1902)
FateObsolete

The Admiralty Pier Turret, or Dover Turret, is an enclosed armoured turret built in 1882 on the western breakwater of Dover Harbour in southeast England. It contains two Fraser RML 16 inch 80 ton guns, the biggest installed in the United Kingdom. Declared obsolete in 1902, it is currently part of the port and inaccessible, though the guns remain in place.[1]

  1. ^ "Dover Admiralty Pier Turret". Subterranean History Blog. Retrieved 12 April 2012.