ONE OF THE MANY FORTS which protect Britain's east coast shipping from low-flying enemy aircraft. They are commissioned as H.M. ships and are called after the sands on which they stand. Each consists of two concrete towers, fifty feet high from the base, connected by a steel superstructure on which the anti-aircraft guns and equipment are mounted. Fixed to the base is a landing stage of steej joists. The mess decks are in the towers, with a store room and magazine below. All the armament is manned by Royal Marines under R.N.V.R. officers, with naval ratings for technical duties.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 62, 14 March 1944, Page 3
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99ONE OF THE MANY FORTS which protect Britain's east coast shipping from low-flying enemy aircraft. They are commissioned as H.M. ships and are called after the sands on which they stand. Each consists of two concrete towers, fifty feet high from the base, connected by a steel superstructure on which the anti-aircraft guns and equipment are mounted. Fixed to the base is a landing stage of steej joists. The mess decks are in the towers, with a store room and magazine below. All the armament is manned by Royal Marines under R.N.V.R. officers, with naval ratings for technical duties. Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 62, 14 March 1944, Page 3
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