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Coast Defence Battery No. 4

Coast Defence Battery No. 4

On the tip of the Kakumäe peninsula in Tallinn, on and inside a sandstone ridge 10–15 metres high, lie the remains of Coastal Battery No. 4, built in 1913–1916. Together with Battery No. 5 on Naissaar, its job was to close the strait between them. It first had four 120-mm Vickers guns, later replaced by 130-mm ones. A straight cobbled road ran to it from Rannamõisa, and a searchlight probably moved on rails between its shelter and its firing position. In February 1918 the shelters and gun bases were partly blown up; the fourth position, never blasted, survives best.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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Tallinnas Kakumäe poolsaare tipus, 10–15 meetri kõrgusel liivakivikõrgendikul ja selle sees, on aastatel 1913–1916 ehitatud rannakaitsepatarei nr 4 jäänused. Koos Naissaare patareiga nr 5 pidi see sulgema nende vahelise väina. Algul oli patareil neli 120 mm Vickersi kahurit, hiljem asendati need 130 mm omadega. Rannamõisa teelt viis patareini sirge munakivitee ja helgiheitjat liigutati arvatavasti rööbastel varjendi ja positsiooni vahel. 1918. aasta veebruaris lõhati varjendid ja kahurialused osaliselt; kõige paremini on säilinud neljas positsioon, mida kunagi ei õhitud.

Map of the area around Coast Defence Battery No. 4
59.46038° N, 24.57053° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rannakaitsepatarei_nr_4 ↗

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