Meløyvær Fortress

Meløyvær fortress is a coastal fortress in Norway on Krøttøya in Troms. The construction was of strategic importance to NATO and northern Norway's role during the Cold War. Meløyvær fortress was the last of the fortresses with the 120 mm Bofors guns to be built in Norway. It is a complete construction, authentic and in good condition.

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1983 Wikimedia, Wikidata
fort, Norway,

monument in Riksantikvaren register page^@
Norwegian cultural heritage search page^@

Location: 69.0608, 16.5441, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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MAB 3./511 Bjarköy ⓘ
German naval fortification in Harstad municipality, Troms
Skrolsvik Fort ⓘ
Trondenes Fort ⓘ
fort in Harstad, Troms, Norway
Meløyvær Fortress ⓘ
Norwegian Cold-War era coastal fortress
U-711 ⓘ
1942 Type VIIC submarine

1983-01-01T00:00:00Z

1983 Meløyvær Fortress

1941-01-01T00:00:00Z

1941 Trondenes Fort

1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

1942 U-711

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Frameless

Meløyvær Fortress Canon B - Russøya

Command Center - Operations Room for Guns A, B and C

Description of Gun A

Command Center - Entrance Corridor

Military Version of a a 1990's Card Telephone

Command Center - Main Operations Room

Command Center - Entrance

Command Center - Operations Room for Guns A, B and C

Description of Gun A

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

class	weapon	1940	40.6 cm SK C/34 gun	naval artillery	Wikidata
link	page		monument in Riksantikvaren register page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Norwegian cultural heritage search page^@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery		MAB 3./511 Bjarköy	coastal battery, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Skrolsvik Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1941	Trondenes Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1983	Meløyvær Fortress	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1942	U-711	Type VIIC submarine, shipwreck, U-boat	Wikidata
commons	image		Meløyvær Fortress Canon B - Russøya		Commons
commons	image		Meløyvær Fortress Canon B - Russøya		Commons
commons	image		Command Center - Operations Room for Guns A, B and C		Commons
commons	image		Description of Gun A		Commons
commons	image		Command Center - Entrance Corridor		Commons
commons	image		Military Version of a a 1990's Card Telephone		Commons
commons	image		Command Center - Main Operations Room		Commons
commons	image		Command Center - Entrance		Commons
commons	image		Command Center - Operations Room for Guns A, B and C		Commons
commons	image		Description of Gun A		Commons

Meløyvær Fortress

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