Challenger Battery

Challenger Battery, also referred to as J Gun Battery, is a heritage-listed battery at Entrance Point, Garden Island, Western Australia. Historically, it has is also been known as Garden Battery, Entrance Battery and, finally, Challenger Battery. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004. It was part of the Coastal defences of Australia during World War II and the Fremantle Fortress, protecting Fremantle Harbour.

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J Gun Battery
artillery battery, heritage site, Fremantle Fortress, Australia, 

• Australian Heritage Database page^@
• Australian National Heritage List page^@
• Commonwealth Heritage List page^@
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Location: -32.1587, 115.6647, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Arthurs Battery ⓘ
  military gun emplacement at Arthurs Head, Fremantle

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  Bickley Battery ⓘ
  second world war gun battery on Rottest Island, Western Australia

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  Challenger Battery ⓘ
  Heritage listed military installation on Garden Island, Western Australia

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  Leighton Battery ⓘ
  heritage listed military installation in Mosman Park, Western Australia

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  Oliver Hill Battery ⓘ
  gun battery on Rottnest, Western Australia

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  Point Peron K Battery ⓘ
  Heritage listed World War II fortification in Western Australia

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  South Beach Battery ⓘ
  gun emplacement in Fremantle, Western Australia

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  Harbour Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery at the entrance to Fremantle Harbour, Western Australia

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  HMAS Ovens ⓘ
  1967 Oberon-class submarine

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  Army Museum of Western Australia ⓘ
  miliary museum in Fremantle, Western Australia

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  Aviation Heritage Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Bull Creek, Western Australia

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1942 Harbour Battery

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1977 Army Museum of Western Australia

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1979 Aviation Heritage Museum

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155 mm gun emplacement Garden Island WA July 1943 AWM 054027

155mm GPF Garden Island WA 1943 AWM 054026

155 mm gun emplacement Garden Island WA July 1943 AWM 054027

155mm GPF Garden Island WA 1943 AWM 054026

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Australian Heritage Database page@		Wikidata
link	page		Australian National Heritage List page@		Wikidata
link	page		Commonwealth Heritage List page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS Alacrity	ship	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1988	Austal	shipbuilding, public company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Arthurs Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Bickley Battery	artillery battery, heritage site	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Challenger Battery	artillery battery, heritage site	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Leighton Battery	artillery battery, heritage site	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Oliver Hill Battery	artillery battery, heritage site	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Point Peron K Battery	artillery battery, heritage site	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		South Beach Battery	artillery battery, heritage site	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1942	Harbour Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	museum		HMAS Ovens	preserved watercraft, attack submarine, Royal Australian Navy, museum ship, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Army Museum of Western Australia	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Aviation Heritage Museum	aviation museum, military museum, heritage site	Wikidata
commons	image		155 mm gun emplacement Garden Island WA July 1943 AWM 054027		Commons
commons	image		155mm GPF Garden Island WA 1943 AWM 054026		Commons
commons	image		155 mm gun emplacement Garden Island WA July 1943 AWM 054027		Commons
commons	image		155mm GPF Garden Island WA 1943 AWM 054026		Commons