Fort Tas-Silġ
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Fort Tas-Silġ is a polygonal fort in Marsaxlokk, Malta. It was built between 1879 and 1883 by the British on high ground at the shoreward end of Delimara Point, above il-Ħofra-ż-Żgħira. Its primary function was as a fire control point controlling the massed guns of Fort Delimara on the headland below.
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Location: 35.84, 14.5569, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Capture of Malta ⓘ
invasion of Malta by the Roman Republic in 218 BC -
Siege of Melite ⓘ
battle during the Muslim conquest of Sicily (870 CE) -
Siege of Medina ⓘ
1053-1054 siege on Malta -
Norman invasion of Malta ⓘ
1091 invasion -
Battle of Malta ⓘ
1283 battle between Aragonese and Angevins, part of the War of the Sicilian Vespers. -
Siege of Malta ⓘ
1429 attempt by Hafsid Tunisia to take over the island of Malta -
Siege of Malta ⓘ
Ottoman Empire's invasion of Malta in 1565 -
Conspiracy of the Slaves ⓘ
1749 Muslim slave revolt in Malta -
Rising of the Priests ⓘ
1775 revolt in Malta led by priests -
French invasion of Malta ⓘ
1798 invasion, part of the Mediterranean campaign -
Siege of Malta ⓘ
1798 military blockade of Malta by France -
Battle of the Malta Convoy ⓘ
part of the French Revolutionary Wars, the Siege of Malta (1798–1800) -
Froberg mutiny ⓘ
1807 mutiny in Malta -
Siege of Malta ⓘ
1942 military campaign in the Mediterranean Theatre of the Second World War -
Gaza Freedom Flotilla incident ⓘ
2025 drone attack on humanitarian vessel -
Buġibba Battery ⓘ
Artillery battery in Matla -
Grunenburg's sea-level battery - Senglea ⓘ
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Saluting Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Valletta, Malta -
Fedeau Battery ⓘ
artillery battery of Malta -
Maħsel Battery ⓘ
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Riħama Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Marsaskala, Malta -
Wied Musa Battery ⓘ
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Wilġa Battery ⓘ
former artillery battery in Malta -
Arrias Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Xemxija, Malta -
Elminiech Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Malta -
Ferretti Battery ⓘ
coastal battery and restaurant in Malta -
Għallis Battery ⓘ
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Pinto Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Malta -
Qalet Marku Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Malta -
St. Mary Battery ⓘ
Battery on Comino -
Vendôme Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Malta -
Westreme Battery ⓘ
former artillery battery in Mellieħa, Malta
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Balbani Battery ⓘ
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Tombrell Battery ⓘ
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St Anthony's Battery ⓘ
artillery battery -
Lembi Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Sliema, Malta -
Mistra Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Mistra Bay, Mellieħa, Malta -
Corradino Batteries ⓘ
series of artillery batteries in Malta -
Għargħar Battery ⓘ
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Marsa Battery ⓘ
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Saint Peter's Battery ⓘ
former artillery battery in Malta -
San Rocco Battery ⓘ
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Tal-Borg Battery ⓘ
former artillery battery in Malta -
Tas-Samra Battery ⓘ
1798–1800 artillery battery in Ħamrun, Malta -
Żabbar Batteries and Redoubt ⓘ
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Żejtun Batteries ⓘ
artillery batteries in Malta -
Capuchin Convent Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Kalkara, Malta -
Jesuit Hill Battery ⓘ
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Ta' Għemmuna Battery ⓘ
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Lascaris Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Malta -
Sliema Point Battery ⓘ
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Cambridge Battery ⓘ
military base -
Rinella Battery ⓘ
victorian battery in Kalkara, Malta -
St Paul's Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Marsaxlokk, Malta -
Żonqor Battery ⓘ
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Tarġa Battery ⓘ
battery in Malta -
Della Grazie Battery ⓘ
Maltese artillery battery built by the British -
Garden Battery ⓘ
1889 artillery battery in Malta -
Spinola Battery ⓘ
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Pembroke Battery ⓘ
former battery in Malta -
Wolseley Battery ⓘ
coastal battery in Malta -
Wardija Battery ⓘ
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WWII Paola Shelter ⓘ
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WWII Tarxien Shelter ⓘ
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Fort Mellieħa ⓘ
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Fort Saint Elmo ⓘ
fortification in Malta -
Fort Saint Michael ⓘ
Hospitaller fort in Senglea, Malta -
Fort Ricasoli ⓘ
fort in Malta -
Fort St Angelo ⓘ
fortification on Malta -
Saint George Redoubt ⓘ
redoubt in Birżebbuġa, Malta -
Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt ⓘ
redoubt in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, limits of Naxxar, Malta -
Briconet Redoubt ⓘ
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Crivelli Redoubt ⓘ
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Del Fango Redoubt ⓘ
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Dellia Battery ⓘ
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Fresnoy Redoubt ⓘ
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Mellieħa Redoubt ⓘ
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Perellos Redoubt ⓘ
defunct defensive structure in Malta -
Qalet Marku Redoubt ⓘ
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Qortin Redoubt ⓘ
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Spinola Redoubt ⓘ
historic defensive fort in Malta -
Tal-Bir Redoubt ⓘ
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Vendôme Tower ⓘ
defensive structure in Malta -
Ximenes Redoubt ⓘ
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Saint Mary's Redoubt ⓘ
redoubt in Comino -
Fort Manoel ⓘ
Star fort in Gzira, Malta -
Fort San Salvatore ⓘ
retrenched fort in Birgu, Malta -
Fort Tigné ⓘ
Polygonal fort in Tigne Point, Malta -
Windmill Redoubt ⓘ
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San Rocco Redoubt ⓘ
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Fort Verdala ⓘ
fort in Cospicua, Malta -
Fort Leonardo ⓘ
polygonal fort in Żabbar, Malta -
Fort St. Rocco ⓘ
fort in Kalkara, Malta -
Fort Binġemma ⓘ
military base in Malta -
Fort Pembroke ⓘ
polygonal fort in Malta -
Fort Delimara ⓘ
historical fort in Marsaxlokk, Malta 
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Fort Madalena ⓘ
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Fort Mosta ⓘ
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Fort Tas-Silġ ⓘ
polygonal fort in Marsaxlokk, Malta -
Fort Campbell ⓘ
former fort in Malta -
Palace Armoury ⓘ
museum in Malta -
National War Museum ⓘ
military museum in Valletta, Malta -
HMS Olympus ⓘ
1928 Odin-class submarine -
HMS Stubborn ⓘ
1942 S-class submarine -
ORP Kujawiak ⓘ
1940 Hunt-class destroyer -
HMS Russell ⓘ
1901 Duncan-class pre-dreadnought battleship -
HMS Maori ⓘ
1937 Tribal-class destroyer -
HMS Jersey ⓘ
1938 K and N-class destroyer -
HMS Southwold ⓘ
1941 Hunt-class destroyer -
P31 ⓘ
1969 Project 89 Kondor minesweeper scuttled for use as a recreational dive site off Malta
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Malta - Marsaxlokk - Triq Delimara - Fort Tas-Silg 07 ies| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| area | region | 1964 | Malta | sovereign state, country | Wikidata |
| area | region | 1964 | State of Malta | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 217 | Capture of Malta | Roman Republic, invasion, Ancient Carthage | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 870 | Siege of Melite | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1053 | Siege of Medina | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1091 | Norman invasion of Malta | invasion, County of Sicily | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1283 | Battle of Malta | Kingdom of Naples, Crown of Aragon, Navy of the Crown of Aragon, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1429 | Siege of Malta | siege, Kingdom of Sicily, Hafsid dynasty | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1565 | Siege of Malta | Regency of Algiers, Ottoman Empire, Republic of Genoa, battle, Papal States, Knights Hospitaller, siege, Duchy of Savoy, Hispanic Monarchy, Duchy of Florence | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1749 | Conspiracy of the Slaves | slave rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1775 | Rising of the Priests | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | French invasion of Malta | French First Republic, Knights Hospitaller, invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Siege of Malta | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1800 | Battle of the Malta Convoy | France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1807 | Froberg mutiny | mutiny | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Siege of Malta | siege, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | Gaza Freedom Flotilla incident | airstrike | Wikidata |
| link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | RN Uarsciek | attack submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1915 | HMS Nasturtium | Arabis-class minesweeper, minesweeper | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1970 | P29 | Project 89 Kondor Minesweeper, minesweeper, patrol vessel | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Buġibba Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Grunenburg's sea-level battery - Senglea | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Saluting Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1714 | Fedeau Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1714 | Maħsel Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1714 | Riħama Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1714 | Wied Musa Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1714 | Wilġa Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1715 | Arrias Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1715 | Elminiech Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1715 | Ferretti Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1715 | Għallis Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1715 | Pinto Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1715 | Qalet Marku Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1715 | St. Mary Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1715 | Vendôme Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1715 | Westreme Battery | artillery battery, museum | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1721 | Balbani Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1722 | Tombrell Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1732 | St Anthony's Battery | artillery battery, Din l-Art Ħelwa | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1757 | Lembi Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1761 | Mistra Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1798 | Corradino Batteries | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1798 | Għargħar Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1798 | Marsa Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1798 | Saint Peter's Battery | artillery battery, destroyed building or structure | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1798 | San Rocco Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1798 | Tal-Borg Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1798 | Tas-Samra Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1798 | Żabbar Batteries and Redoubt | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1798 | Żejtun Batteries | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1799 | Capuchin Convent Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1799 | Jesuit Hill Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1799 | Ta' Għemmuna Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1854 | Lascaris Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1872 | Sliema Point Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1878 | Cambridge Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1878 | Rinella Battery | artillery battery, open-air museum | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1881 | St Paul's Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1882 | Żonqor Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1887 | Tarġa Battery | artillery battery, Mosta | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1888 | Della Grazie Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1889 | Garden Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1889 | Spinola Battery | artillery battery, former hospital | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1897 | Pembroke Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1897 | Wolseley Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1915 | Wardija Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | WWII Paola Shelter | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | WWII Tarxien Shelter | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Mellieħa | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1552 | Fort Saint Elmo | star fort, Heritage Malta | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1552 | Fort Saint Michael | fort, cavalier | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1670 | Fort Ricasoli | former hospital, fort, hospital | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1691 | Fort St Angelo | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1714 | Saint George Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Briconet Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Crivelli Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Del Fango Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Dellia Battery | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Fresnoy Redoubt | tour-reduit | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Mellieħa Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Perellos Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Qalet Marku Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Qortin Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Spinola Redoubt | tour-reduit | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Tal-Bir Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Vendôme Tower | tour-reduit, Marsaxlokk F.C. | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1715 | Ximenes Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1716 | Saint Mary's Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1723 | Fort Manoel | star fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1724 | Fort San Salvatore | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1793 | Fort Tigné | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1798 | Windmill Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1799 | San Rocco Redoubt | destroyed building or structure, redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1852 | Fort Verdala | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1872 | Fort Leonardo | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1872 | Fort St. Rocco | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1875 | Fort Binġemma | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1875 | Fort Pembroke | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1876 | Fort Delimara | Heritage Malta, fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1878 | Fort Madalena | fort, Armed Forces of Malta | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1878 | Fort Mosta | fort, Armed Forces of Malta | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1879 | Fort Tas-Silġ | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1937 | Fort Campbell | fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1604 | Palace Armoury | Heritage Malta, military museum, tourist attraction, arsenal, museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1975 | National War Museum | national museum, Heritage Malta, military museum, tourist attraction, museum | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Olympus | sunken vessel, submarine, Odin-class submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Stubborn | sunken vessel, submarine, S-class submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | ORP Kujawiak | shipwreck, Hunt-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1901 | HMS Russell | Duncan-class pre-dreadnought battleship, pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1938 | HMS Maori | Tribal-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1939 | HMS Jersey | J-class destroyer, J, K and N-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1941 | HMS Southwold | shipwreck, destroyer, Hunt-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1969 | P31 | recreational dive site, patrol vessel, shipwreck, minesweeper, Project 89 Kondor Minesweeper | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Malta Tas-Silg eight | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Malta Tas-Silg three | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Malta Tas-Silg six | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Malta Tas-Silg five | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Malta Tas-Silg one | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Malta Tas-Silg seven | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Malta Tas-Silg four | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Malta Tas-Silg two | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Malta - Marsaxlokk - Triq Delimara - Fort Tas-Silg 03 ies | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Malta - Marsaxlokk - Triq Delimara - Fort Tas-Silg 07 ies | Commons | ||
