Forts - European Shore
Rumeli Hamidiye Tabyası (Fort No. 16)
Armament:
2 x 355 mm L/35 guns
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A 355/35 gun in fort Rumeli Hamidiye on a picture taken in 1918. Note the camouflage painted on the barrel. (New Zealand in the First World War 1914-1918) |
A 355/35 gun in fort Rumeli Hamidiye on a picture taken in 1918. (New Zealand in the First World War 1914-1918) |
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One of two gun emplacements in fort Rumeli Hamidiye in the first half of 1990’s, when for a short period the fort was abandoned by the army. Now it is closed for public again. The arrow mark shows the 355/35 gun’s axis of rotation. (Photo: Piotr Nykiel) |
Pictures of the same place taken in 2008 show how fast it deteriorates… (Photo: Piotr Nykiel) |
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Fort's middle ammunition store. (Photo: Piotr Nykiel) |
The foundation plaque over the entrance to the middle ammunition store still exists. (Photo: Piotr Nykiel) |
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Fort’s barracks – heavily damaged in 1915 and extensively converted in later years. (Photo: Piotr Nykiel) |