Guns on the Summit, Matiu/Somes Island, Wellington
Posted by: greysman
S 41° 15.585 E 174° 51.958
60G E 321225 N 5430211
You are here on the summit of Matiu/Somes Island at the World War II Heavy Anti-Aircraft Artillery position.
Waymark Code: WM8D11
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 03/14/2010
Views: 12
Built in 1942 to mount four 3.7inch calibre anti-aircraft artillery pieces after enemy planes had been spotted in New Zealand's airspace and waters. There was also a command post, the whole emplacement being one of four built on strategic high points around Wellington.
They were manned by the 104th HAA Battery of the NZ Army from 1943 to 1944 but were never fired.