Fort Queenscliff

Fort Queenscliff, in Victoria, Australia, dates from 1860 when an open battery was constructed on Shortland's Bluff to defend the entrance to Port Phillip. The Fort, which underwent major redevelopment in the late 1870s and 1880s, became the headquarters for an extensive chain of forts around Port Phillip Heads. Its garrison included volunteer artillery, engineers, infantry and naval militia, and it was manned as a coastal defence installation continuously from 1883 to 1946. The other fortifications and armaments around the Heads were completed by 1891, and together made Port Phillip one of the most heavily defended harbours in the British Empire.

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  Fort Nepean ⓘ
  former defensive facility occupying part of Point Nepean, Victoria, Australia

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  Fort Pearce ⓘ
  fort in Victoria, Australia

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  Fort Queenscliff ⓘ
  historic commonwealth heritage site in Queenscliff VIC  

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  Pope's Eye ⓘ
  uncompleted foundation for an island fort at Port Philip, Victoria, Australia

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  South Channel Fort ⓘ
  island in Victoria, Australia

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  HMS J1 ⓘ
  1915 J-class submarine

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  HMS J2 ⓘ
  1915 J-class submarine

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  HMS J3 ⓘ
  1915 J-class submarine

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  HMS J4 ⓘ
  1916 J-class submarine

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  HMS J5 ⓘ
  1915 J-class submarine

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Fort Queenscliffe (60315472)

Fort Queenscliff (60315470)

BL 8 inch Disappearing Gun Fort Queenscliff VIC

BL 6 inch Mk VII coast defence gun and crew SLV H99.201 3176

The Cells (60266726)

Fort Queenscliffe (60323218)

Fort Queenscliffe (60323226)

500px photo (60323222)

Fort Queenscliffe (60268392)

Fort Queenscliffe (60323228)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Australian Heritage Database page@		Wikidata
link	page		Australian National Heritage List page@		Wikidata
link	page		Commonwealth Heritage List page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Coogee	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Goorangai	minesweeper	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Nepean	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Pearce	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Queenscliff	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Pope's Eye	sea fort, fixed construction	Wikidata
site	fort		South Channel Fort	sea fort, island	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS J1	sunken vessel, submarine, J-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS J2	sunken vessel, submarine, J-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS J3	shipwreck, submarine, J-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS J4	sunken vessel, submarine, J-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS J5	sunken vessel, submarine, J-class submarine	Wikidata
commons	image		Fort Queenscliffe (60315472)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Queenscliff (60315470)		Commons
commons	image		BL 8 inch Disappearing Gun Fort Queenscliff VIC		Commons
commons	image		BL 6 inch Mk VII coast defence gun and crew SLV H99.201 3176		Commons
commons	image		The Cells (60266726)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Queenscliffe (60323218)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Queenscliffe (60323226)		Commons
commons	image		500px photo (60323222)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Queenscliffe (60268392)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Queenscliffe (60323228)		Commons