| 词条 | Wardija Battery |
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| name = Wardija Battery | native_name = Batterija tal-Wardija | location = St. Paul's Bay, Malta | image = | caption = Military helipad (left) and gun emplacement (right) | type = Artillery battery | coordinates = {{coord|35|56|36.8|N|14|23|59.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline}} | ownership = Government of Malta | controlledby = Abandoned and dilapidated | open_to_public = Yes | site_area = | built = 1915 | used = 1915–1938 | builder = British Empire | materials = Reinforced concrete | height = | condition = Intact | battles = World War I | events = Historic landmark | garrison = Western Section Royal Garrison Artillery }} Wardija Battery ({{lang-mt|Batterija tal-Wardija}}) was an artillery battery in Wardija, a hilltop in the limits of St. Paul's Bay, on the northern coast of Malta. It was built by the British in 1915, and saw use during World War I. It became obsolete following the construction of Fort Campbell in 1938. HistoryIn October 1914, the British authorities made St. Paul's Bay an examination anchorage, and decided to build a battery to identify shipping on the way to the Grand Harbour, and fire warning shots to ships who were not obeying the regulations. In May 1915, two submarines were sighted off Malta outside the range of coastal artillery, hastening the need to build a battery in the north of the island.[1] Between 30 November and 10 December 1915, the Royal Malta Artillery removed two 6-inch QF guns from the obsolete Wolseley Battery in the south of Malta, and mounted them in a position on the eastern end of the Wardija Ridge. The site was naturally protected so no permanent fortifications were built, and the battery only consisted of two gun emplacements.[2] The two guns were designated Wardija Battery on 31 December 1915, and fell under the command of the Western Section Royal Garrison Artillery. The battery remained in active service throughout the course of World War I.[3] Wardija Battery became obsolete in 1938, when its role was taken over by Fort Campbell.[4] In World War II, a gun Laying radar set was established on the site of the battery.[2] Wardija Battery's two gun emplacements are still intact today. Further reading
References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Debono|first1=Charles|title=Major land, sea, air offensives during the first half of 1915|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150426/life-features/major-land-sea-air-offensives-during-the-first-half-of-1915.565835 |work=Times of Malta |date=26 April 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612140838/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150426/life-features/major-land-sea-air-offensives-during-the-first-half-of-1915.565835 |archivedate=12 June 2015}} {{Batteries in Malta}}{{Malta-struct-stub}}2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Wardija Battery|url=https://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC56FWH&title=wardija-battery&guid=f81e8811-0b78-4289-bc58-f38802e28cd3|website=Geocaching|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114203926/https://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC56FWH&title=wardija-battery&guid=f81e8811-0b78-4289-bc58-f38802e28cd3|archivedate=14 November 2015}} 3. ^{{cite news|last1=Debono|first1=Charles|title=The western, eastern, Italian fronts in the latter half of 1915|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150719/life-features/the-western-eastern-italian-fronts-in-the-latter-half-of-1915.577427|work=Times of Malta|date=19 July 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114203300/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150719/life-features/the-western-eastern-italian-fronts-in-the-latter-half-of-1915.577427|archivedate=14 November 2015}} 4. ^{{cite journal|last1=Spiteri|first1=Stephen C.|title=A general overview of the fortifications in the locality of Mellieha|journal=Arx – Online Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification|date=2004–2007|issue=1–4|page=44|url=http://www.militaryarchitecture.com/Arx/arx1_4_2008.pdf|accessdate=14 November 2015}} 6 : St. Paul's Bay|British forts|Batteries in Malta|Buildings and structures completed in 1915|World War I sites in Malta|20th-century fortifications |
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