Current condition
Unknown
Date completed
Year completed is: Accurate
Condition at last visit: Ruins.
Date of last visit: Apr-1997
Ref: ROB-00105
Other: Restricted Area
Timeline:
- 1939: Constructed as an Emergency Bty. (ADM 116/4356)
- 1939: Armament: 2 x 6" BL Naval guns. (WO 106/2379).
- 1941: December: In action against land targets. Damaged by artillery and bombing. Captured at surrender 25/26th December. (WO 172/1687).
- 1945: No guns remaining. (WO 78/750A).
- 1997: Some scattered ruins remain. (Personal visit).
- 1997: Site became part of PLA Base.
- 2014: Restricted Area, condition unknown.
For a background to these notes, and a glossary of terms used, please see: https://gwulo.com/node/24630
Photos that show this Place
2010s
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The Bluff Head Battery in WW2
Philip Cracknell's latest blog entry covers this topic:
What happened at No. 2 Battery, HKVDC during the Battle for Hong Kong - December 1941
Bluff Head Battery黃麻角炮台
Bluff Head Battery黃麻角炮台, located near Stanley Battery on Hong Kong Island, was built in the early 1940s as one of three temporary batteries erected by the British garrison in anticipation of a potential Japanese invasion of Hong Kong.
The battery was equipped with two 6-inch coastal defense guns. During its construction, due to the presence of villagers in the original site and surrounding area, the government built eight bungalows in Stanley to house the residents; these are now known as the "Eight Houses八間屋".
When the Battle of Hong Kong broke out on December 8, 1941, the battery was garrisoned by the 2nd Artillery Battalion of the Hong Kong Volunteer Army.
On December 23, the 3rd Battalion of the 229th Regiment of the Japanese Army, attacking the Stanley Peninsula via Repulse Bay Road and Holland Road, was held back by the battery's fire.
The Japanese were unable to capture the battery until December 26. After the war, the battery was included in the Stanley Battery Restricted Area, and the two coastal defense guns were removed. The battery remains abandoned today.