Guns around Auckland

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On this page: Swanson | Hobsonville | Auckland Central | Penrose
See also: North Shore

Albert Park, Auckland

RML 64-pr 64 cwt Mk 3 originally mounted in 1885 at South Battery, Fort Cautley, North Head, Devonport.

RML 7-in. Originally mounted in 1885 at Fort Cautley, North Head, Devonport, and dismounted in 1904.

Canon NZ Ltd

RBL 6-pr Armstrong gun restored by Graeme Champion, stands outside Canon NZ Ltd.

Auckland War Memorial Museum

BL 4-in Mk 7 ex-HMS New Zealand.
A 25 pounder complete with dial sight is on the second floor. Also present is a captured Japanese piece.

Akarana Yacht Club

Russian SBML 18-pr, a war trophy from the siege of Sebastopol, Crimean War. Now at Akarana Yacht Club, Auckland. A near-identical gun is at the Army Memorial Museum, Waiouru.

Swanson

This Oto Melara 105-mm stands outside the RSA in Swanson, West Auckland.

Hobsonville

Anti-aircraft gun stands outside the Hobsonville RSA.

Penrose

Twin 4.5 inch Mark V ex HMNZS Taranaki on display outside a scap metal dealer's yard in Penrose, Auckland.

North Shore guns
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