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Princess Anne's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on Willis's Plateau at the northern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, above Princess Caroline's Battery. It was named after Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, the eldest daughter of George II. However, its name is often confused with those of other batteries in the area. In 1732, guns were first mounted on the battery, which also saw action during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. Princess Anne's Battery was updated in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with the latter modernisation entailing the installation of four QF 5.25 inch guns with both anti-aircraft and coastal defence capabilities. The battery was manned into the early 1980s, after which it was decommission

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  • Princess Anne's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on Willis's Plateau at the northern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, above Princess Caroline's Battery. It was named after Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, the eldest daughter of George II. However, its name is often confused with those of other batteries in the area. In 1732, guns were first mounted on the battery, which also saw action during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. Princess Anne's Battery was updated in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with the latter modernisation entailing the installation of four QF 5.25 inch guns with both anti-aircraft and coastal defence capabilities. The battery was manned into the early 1980s, after which it was decommissioned. The guns were refurbished in the early twenty-first century, and represent the world's only intact battery of 5.25 inch anti-aircraft guns. Princess Anne's Battery is listed with the Gibraltar Heritage Trust. (en)
  • Princess Anne's Battery adalah sebuah baterai artileri di Gibraltar. Baterai ini terletak di Willis's Plateau di ujung utara , di atas . Namanya berasal dari , putri bungsu George II. Akan tetapi, namanya mirip dengan nama baterai-baterai lain di daerah itu. Tahun 1732, meriam dipasang di baterai ini dan digunakan saat . Princess Anne's Battery diperbarui pada abad ke-19 dan 20 melalui modernisasi yang melibatkan pemasangan empat dengan kemampuan dan . Baterai ini diawaki sampai awal 1980-an, kemudian dipensiunkan. Meriam-meriamnya direstorasi pada awal abad ke-21 dan menjadi salah satu baterai meriam antipesawat 5,25 inci lengkap yang masih berdiri di dunia. Princess Anne's Battery terdaftar di . (in)
  • La Princess Anne's Battery (« batterie de la Princesse Anne ») est une batterie d'artillerie à Gibraltar. Elle est située sur le plateau de Willis à l'extrémité nord de l’Upper Rock Nature Reserve. Elle est nommée d'après la Princesse Anne, la fille aînée du roi George II. La batterie a été active jusqu'au années 1980 et a été notamment équipée de canons de 5,25 pouces QF. (fr)
  • 安妮公主炮台,为直布罗陀的一个炮台,首建于1732年。该炮台得名于英国君主乔治二世的长女安妮长公主。该炮台为世界上仅存的5.25英寸高射炮炮台。 (zh)
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  • A-Gun 1, B-Gun 2, C and D-Gun 3, E-Gun 4 (en)
  • Diagram of Princess Anne's Battery with north to the left (en)
  • One of four guns at Princess Anne's Battery, with the Rock in background (en)
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  • Location of Princess Anne's Battery in Gibraltar (en)
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  • Decommissioned late 20th Century (en)
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  • Princess Anne's Battery adalah sebuah baterai artileri di Gibraltar. Baterai ini terletak di Willis's Plateau di ujung utara , di atas . Namanya berasal dari , putri bungsu George II. Akan tetapi, namanya mirip dengan nama baterai-baterai lain di daerah itu. Tahun 1732, meriam dipasang di baterai ini dan digunakan saat . Princess Anne's Battery diperbarui pada abad ke-19 dan 20 melalui modernisasi yang melibatkan pemasangan empat dengan kemampuan dan . Baterai ini diawaki sampai awal 1980-an, kemudian dipensiunkan. Meriam-meriamnya direstorasi pada awal abad ke-21 dan menjadi salah satu baterai meriam antipesawat 5,25 inci lengkap yang masih berdiri di dunia. Princess Anne's Battery terdaftar di . (in)
  • La Princess Anne's Battery (« batterie de la Princesse Anne ») est une batterie d'artillerie à Gibraltar. Elle est située sur le plateau de Willis à l'extrémité nord de l’Upper Rock Nature Reserve. Elle est nommée d'après la Princesse Anne, la fille aînée du roi George II. La batterie a été active jusqu'au années 1980 et a été notamment équipée de canons de 5,25 pouces QF. (fr)
  • 安妮公主炮台,为直布罗陀的一个炮台,首建于1732年。该炮台得名于英国君主乔治二世的长女安妮长公主。该炮台为世界上仅存的5.25英寸高射炮炮台。 (zh)
  • Princess Anne's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on Willis's Plateau at the northern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, above Princess Caroline's Battery. It was named after Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, the eldest daughter of George II. However, its name is often confused with those of other batteries in the area. In 1732, guns were first mounted on the battery, which also saw action during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. Princess Anne's Battery was updated in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with the latter modernisation entailing the installation of four QF 5.25 inch guns with both anti-aircraft and coastal defence capabilities. The battery was manned into the early 1980s, after which it was decommission (en)
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  • Princess Anne's Battery (in)
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  • 安妮公主炮台 (zh)
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