Breakwater Battery, Military museum in Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia.
Breakwater Battery is a coastal defence battery built in 1939 at Port Kembla, New South Wales, with two 6-inch Mk XI gun emplacements and related underground facilities near the southern breakwater. The site retains the layout of the gun positions and underground structures.
This defense installation was built in 1939 and served as the command center for Fortress Kembla during World War II. It played a key role in coastal protection against potential enemy naval attack.
The military museum, established in 1988, presents exhibits about local military operations and defense strategies through preserved wartime structures.
The location is within Port Kembla Heritage Park at Gloucester Boulevard with views overlooking the harbor and port area. You should note that the site is currently not open to the public.
The two 6-inch Mk XI gun emplacements were built in 1939 beside the southern breakwater at Port Kembla, and the observation post that stood with them later became a military museum. Together they formed part of the command centre for Fortress Kembla, the World War II defence network guarding the port against enemy shipping and submarines.
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