2.1 - WEST ANGLE- PEMBROKE DOCK
Chapel Bay Fort (Battery) - RML Gun
The Fort (Battery) was built 1890-91 .
The first fort in the UK to be built of mass concrete .
Armaments 3 - 10inch RML ( Rifled Muzzle Loading ) Guns ,
replaced in 1900 by three six-inch Breech Loading (BL) Guns .
Accomodation for 91 men .
Extensive changes to the battery and armaments over the life of the site.
In 1899 3 guns were mounted to the east of the battery , now overgrown .
Disarmed in 1920.
Ref: 6930
Date: 04/05/2010
Location: SM 858 035
