Originally installed at the Spur Battery in Gibraltar during 1902, this gun was typical of those used across the British Empire to protect strategically important coastal sites. The Battery was 1,130ft above sea level and 250ft below the top of the Gibraltar Rock. It was used in action during the First World War when it took part in the bombardment of German Submarines spotted off the coast on 31st December 1915.
The barrel was replaced in 1929 and in 1935 it was converted from a Mk5 to a Mk7, with increased armour and updated control systems. It was last fired in 1973 when 29 rounds were fired at a towed target, which received several direct hits.
Replaced by an Exocet guided missile system, it was dismantled by Royal Engineers and installed at Duxford during 1982.
Imperial War Museum
Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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