Wrights Hill Fortress

Wrights Hill Fortress is a counter bombardment coastal artillery battery in the Karori suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It was built between 1942 and 1944 and is predominantly underground, with numerous tunnels linking the war shelters, gun emplacements, magazines, plotting rooms and engine room – which are, at some points, over 50 feet underground. The fort was intended to house three 9.2" Mk. XV guns, but only two guns were installed and the fort never saw action. After World War II was over, fort commanders fired both of the guns. The fall of the shot was observed in Cook Strait and these test firings were deemed a success. In 1960, both of the guns were sold to the Japanese as scrap metal. The design of the fort is similar to the Stony Batter and Whangaparāoa 9.2" Mk. XV batteries, near Auckland.

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New Zealand Heritage List page^@
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NZ Coastal Defences page^@

Location: -41.2961, 174.739, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Wrights Hill Fortress ⓘ
artillery battery in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
Fort Parramatta ⓘ
ruins in Porirua, New Zealand
Fort Ballance ⓘ
coastal artillery battery on Point Gordon, Wellington
Fort Buckley ⓘ
historic gun emplacement in Wellington, New Zealand
HMNZS Wellington ⓘ
1968 Leander-class frigate

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1885 Fort Ballance

1885-01-01T00:00:00Z

1885 Fort Buckley

1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

1982 HMNZS Wellington

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Wright Hill Fortress aerial photo 1945

9.2 inch gun turret Wrights Hill Fortress 1957

9.2 inch gun breech Wrights Hill Fortress 1957

Tunnel in Wrights Hill Fortress

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Wright's Hill Karori Gun Emplacement Fisheye August 2013

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

link	page		New Zealand Heritage List page^@		Wikidata
link	page		New Zealand Heritage listed site page^@		Wikidata
link	page		NZ Coastal Defences page^@		Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1993	Maritime New Zealand	Crown entity, coast guard	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Wrights Hill Fortress	artillery battery, historic site	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Parramatta	fort, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort	1885	Fort Ballance	architectural structure, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1885	Fort Buckley	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1982	HMNZS Wellington	artificial reef, shipwreck, frigate, Leander-class frigate	Wikidata
commons	image		Wright Hill Fortress aerial photo 1945		Commons
commons	image		Wright Hill Fortress aerial photo 1945		Commons
commons	image		9.2 inch gun turret Wrights Hill Fortress 1957		Commons
commons	image		9.2 inch gun breech Wrights Hill Fortress 1957		Commons
commons	image		Tunnel in Wrights Hill Fortress		Commons
commons	image		Tunnel in Wrights Hill Fortress		Commons
commons	image		TheDevilsrock wrightsHillFortress.01		Commons
commons	image		TheDevilsrock wrightsHillFortress.01		Commons
commons	image		Wright's Hill Karori Gun Emplacement Fisheye August 2013		Commons
commons	image		Wright's Hill Karori Gun Emplacement Fisheye August 2013		Commons

Wrights Hill Fortress

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