Cañones de La Coruña. Vickers 38,1 cm/45 - Big Guns of La Coruña Vickers 38,1 cm/45

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Las imagenes que aparecen en el video pertenecen a las baterias de Monte de San Pedro y Cabo Prior. En la década de los años 60
Emplazamientos de las Grandes baterias en el golfo Artabro durante el siglo XX:
bateria de campelo alto cañones vickers 38,1 cm/45
bateria de cabo Prior sur cañones vickers 38,1 cm/45
bateria de monte San Pedro cañones vickers 38,1 cm/45
Municion de 800-885 kg. a una velocidad de 762 mts/seg. hasta un alcance de 35.100 metros
A su vez estaban acompañadas en otros emplazamientos por baterias de menor calibre, estos emplazamientos estaban en: Campelo bajo, Prior norte, Pena Roiba,y Monticaño.
Toda esta informacion ha sido recopilada del libro "los cañones de la Coruña" escrito por D. Juan Vazquez Garcia y D. Lucas Molina Franco, un magnifico libro en el que se hace un repaso historico de las defensas costeras del norte de Galicia.
Hoy en dia solo se conservan las baterias del monte de San Pedro en un muy buen estado, convertido todo el entorno en un parque con magnificas vistas de la ciudad de la Coruña, y las baterias de menor calibre de monticaño, tambien convertidas en parque aunque su estado de conservacion no es tan bueno como las del monte San Pedro.

The view that appear in the video belong to the emplacements the guns of Mount San Pedro and Cape Prior. In the decade of the 60s
Emplacements of the Big Guns in the gulf Artabro during the 20th century:
Emplacement of Campelo Alto Guns vickers 38,1 cm/45
Emplacement of Prior Sur Guns vickers 38,1 cm/45
Emplacement of Mount San Pedro Guns vickers 38,1 cm/45
Ammunition of 800-885 kg. to a speed of 762 mts/seg. Range 35.100 meters
In turn they were accompanied in other emplacements by guns of smaller caliber, these emplacements were in: Campelo Bajo, Prior Norte, Pena Roiba, and Monticaño.
All this information has been compiled of the book " the Guns of the Corunna " written by D. Juan Vazquez Garcia and D. Lucas Molina Franco, a magnificent book in the one that does to himself a historical revision of the coastal defenses of the north of Galicia.
Nowadays only there remain the Guns of San Pedro mount in a very good condition, turned the whole environment in a park with magnificent conference of the city of the Corunna, and guns of smaller caliber of monticaño, also turned into park though his condition of conservation is not so good as those of the Mount San Pedro.

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