Admiralty Pier Turret
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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 2 Fraser RML 16 inch 80 ton gun
s, 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.
The two guns were delivered to Dover in 1882, and their installation in the turret took about six months. The turret was operated by steam for movement and loading. Four rounds were fired from the guns in July 1883, and the turret handed over to the Royal Artillery
Regiment in March 1886.
There are some remains of the Pier Turret Battery, two 6-inch Mk 7 guns installed on top of the main turret in 1908-9.
RML 16 inch 80 ton gun
The RML 16 inch 80 ton guns were large rifled muzzle-loading guns intended to give the largest British battleships parity with the large guns being mounted by Italian and French ships in the Mediterranean Sea in the 1870s.-Design and history:...
s, the biggest installed in the United Kingdom
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. Declared obsolete in 1902, it is currently part of the port and inaccessible, though the guns remain in place.
The two guns were delivered to Dover in 1882, and their installation in the turret took about six months. The turret was operated by steam for movement and loading. Four rounds were fired from the guns in July 1883, and the turret handed over to the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
Regiment in March 1886.
There are some remains of the Pier Turret Battery, two 6-inch Mk 7 guns installed on top of the main turret in 1908-9.