Lewis' Battery

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Lewis' Battery
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Type Artillery Battery
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence

Lewis' Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.[1]

Description

During World War II Lewis Battery was the site of two 6 inch guns on the Rock of Gibraltar. These guns could fire over 6,000 yards.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. Osprey Publishing. p. 36 & 37. ISBN 978-1-84603-016-1. Retrieved 4 April 2013. 
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