Point Peron K Battery

The Peron Battery, at Cape Peron, was the southernmost of the Fremantle Fortress coastal defence batteries in Western Australia. Also referred to as K Heavy Battery, it was established in January 1943 and, like the Challenger Battery on near-by Garden Island, it was equipped with two mobile 155 mm guns. Additionally, it also operated two 18-pounder guns which were withdrawn once the Collie Secondary Battery became operational on Garden Island. The duty of the main guns was to cover the southern access to Cockburn Sound while the 18-pounder guns protected the a boom net which spanned between Cape Peron and Garden Island. The main battery was withdrawn again in December 1944 but the observation post and one of the Panama mounts of the Peron Battery are still preserved and accessible.

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Cape Peron K Battery Complex
artillery battery, heritage site, Fremantle Fortress, Australia,

Location: -32.2692, 115.6887, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Arthurs Battery ⓘ
military gun emplacement at Arthurs Head, Fremantle
Challenger Battery ⓘ
Heritage listed military installation on Garden Island, Western Australia
Leighton Battery ⓘ
heritage listed military installation in Mosman Park, Western Australia
Point Peron K Battery ⓘ
Heritage listed World War II fortification in Western Australia
South Beach Battery ⓘ
gun emplacement in Fremantle, Western Australia
Harbour Battery ⓘ
artillery battery at the entrance to Fremantle Harbour, Western Australia
HMAS Ovens ⓘ
1967 Oberon-class submarine
Army Museum of Western Australia ⓘ
miliary museum in Fremantle, Western Australia
Aviation Heritage Museum ⓘ
aviation museum in Bull Creek, Western Australia

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1942 Harbour Battery

1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

1977 Army Museum of Western Australia

1979-11-17T00:00:00Z

1979 Aviation Heritage Museum

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Peron Battery Operations Centre

Point Peron trig - panoramio

Remnants of the Point Peron coastal defences

Point Peron “K” Battery information board

Remnants of the Point Peron coastal defences

Point Peron coastal defences

Remnants of the Point Peron coastal defences

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

object	watercraft		SS Alacrity	ship	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1988	Austal	shipbuilding, public company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Arthurs Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Challenger Battery	artillery battery, heritage site	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Leighton Battery	artillery battery, heritage site	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Point Peron K Battery	artillery battery, heritage site	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		South Beach Battery	artillery battery, heritage site	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1942	Harbour Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	museum		HMAS Ovens	preserved watercraft, attack submarine, Royal Australian Navy, museum ship, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Army Museum of Western Australia	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Aviation Heritage Museum	aviation museum, military museum, heritage site	Wikidata
commons	image		Peron Battery Operations Centre		Commons
commons	image		Peron Battery Operations Centre		Commons
commons	image		Point Peron trig - panoramio		Commons
commons	image		Point Peron trig - panoramio		Commons
commons	image		Remnants of the Point Peron coastal defences		Commons
commons	image		Point Peron “K” Battery information board		Commons
commons	image		Remnants of the Point Peron coastal defences		Commons
commons	image		Point Peron coastal defences		Commons
commons	image		Remnants of the Point Peron coastal defences		Commons
commons	image		Remnants of the Point Peron coastal defences		Commons

Point Peron K Battery

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