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Another building at the fort, most doors and windows of the buildings are welded shut
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Strawberry Battery, north of Fort McNab, was built in 1939-40 to replace Hugonin Battery. Two QF (quick fire) guns from Hugonin were installed in 1940. The emplacements, searchlights and other features were almost complete. At the end of World War II it was totally dismantled between 1947 and 1948, the guns moved to Fort McNab. Later in 1948 the military rearmed Strawberry Battery. The fort was finally decommissioned in 1956.
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This use to be a walkway but many storms over the years have destroyed it.
Maugher Beach Lighthouse stands at the end of a curving beach on McNabs Island, at the entrance to Halifax harbour. The beach was named after Joshua Maugher, a rum distiller and merchant who used the beach to dry fish. It is also known as "Hangman's Beach" because the Royal Navy used it to hang the bodies of executed mutineers as a warning to crews of other ships entering the harbour.
The first light was lit here in 1828, from a granite Martello Tower with a red roof. The present lighthouse was built in 1941.
Tower Height: 16.46 meters (54ft)
Light Height: 17.37 meters (57ft) above water level
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Crew Shelter building at Fort McNab.
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Fort McNab began in 1888 and was completed in 1892. The armament included one 10 inch breech loader (BL) and two 6 inch BL's. The effectiveness of the new guns was increased by the installation of an elaborate fire control system.
More powerful guns on central pivot mountings were introduced by 1906. The included one 9.2 inch BL and two 6 inch BL's.
As the situation in Europe deteriorated, plans were developed to defend Halifax against enemy action. Searchlight emplacements were constructed in 1914. A 6 pound QF gun was mounted on the parapet of the fort. All this activity came to an end with the signing of the Armistice. The battery remained manned until January of 1919 when the fort was officially closed down.
The old 9.2 inch barrel was replaced in 1921 but nothing else was done. In 1932 Fort McNab was put in moth-balls.
With the deteriorating political situation in Europe. In 1937 its 6 inch battery was retained for "close defence" and examination purposes. New electric lights were to be provided for the fort. By September of 1939 it was ready, to assume its role in the protection of Halifax.
Many changes occurred at Fort McNab during World War II. A new Battery Command Post was constructed in 1940-41. The guns were charged at various times but the final major improvement to the fort was the construction of a radar post in 1945.
When the war ended Fort McNab was entirely dismantled and placed in "heavy maintenance." By 1948 it was reactivated. The final armament change occurred in 1953 when a 4 inch twin naval gun replaced No. 2 - 6 inch gun. The fort operated until January of 1960 when its was dismantled and closed for the last time.
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An old house in ruins on the island but have have no idea who owned it.
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The Casemates building is situated within the embankment of the central mound at Fort McNab, low, one-storey, concrete structure composed of seven vaulted bays. Four of the bays retain the original arrangement of a central door with a transom, flanking windows, and a round-headed, recessed concrete panel.
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Fort McNab began in 1888 and was completed in 1892. The armament included one 10 inch breech loader (BL) and two 6 inch BL's. The effectiveness of the new guns was increased by the installation of an elaborate fire control system.
More powerful guns on central pivot mountings were introduced by 1906. The included one 9.2 inch BL and two 6 inch BL's.
As the situation in Europe deteriorated, plans were developed to defend Halifax against enemy action. Searchlight emplacements were constructed in 1914. A 6 pound QF gun was mounted on the parapet of the fort. All this activity came to an end with the signing of the Armistice. The battery remained manned until January of 1919 when the fort was officially closed down.
The old 9.2 inch barrel was replaced in 1921 but nothing else was done. In 1932 Fort McNab was put in moth-balls.
With the deteriorating political situation in Europe. In 1937 its 6 inch battery was retained for "close defence" and examination purposes. New electric lights were to be provided for the fort. By September of 1939 it was ready, to assume its role in the protection of Halifax.
Many changes occurred at Fort McNab during World War II. A new Battery Command Post was constructed in 1940-41. The guns were charged at various times but the final major improvement to the fort was the construction of a radar post in 1945.
When the war ended Fort McNab was entirely dismantled and placed in "heavy maintenance." By 1948 it was reactivated. The final armament change occurred in 1953 when a 4 inch twin naval gun replaced No. 2 - 6 inch gun. The fort operated until January of 1960 when its was dismantled and closed for the last time.
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