Challenger Battery
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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
Fremantle Fortress, Australia,
- Australian Heritage Database page@
- Australian National Heritage List page@
- Commonwealth Heritage List page@
Location: -32.1587, 115.6647, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
11 places
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Arthurs Battery ⓘ
military gun emplacement at Arthurs Head, Fremantle -

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

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

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

Oliver Hill Battery ⓘ
gun battery on Rottnest, Western Australia -

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

South Beach Battery ⓘ
gun emplacement in Fremantle, Western Australia -

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

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

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

