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Battery du Castel

2 x 240mm/50 model 1902 naval cannons in a Schneider armoured turret. Originally fitted on French Danton class dreadnought battleships. Fired on the attacking British and French forces during the Battle of Dakar 1940.
Also featured in the 1961 film, 'Guns of Navarone'

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Source

  • Text: Sharky Ward
  • Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward

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