Fort Pembroke
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Fort Pembroke is a 19th-century British coastal fortification in Malta that was built to defend the approaches to Marsamxett Harbour and the surrounding area.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Pembroke canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fortification
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coastal fortification ⓘ polygonal fort ⓘ |
| armament |
heavy coastal artillery
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rifled muzzle-loading guns ⓘ |
| builtBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring |
19th century
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Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | defence of Marsamxett Harbour approaches ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1878 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1875 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| designFeature |
caponiers
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counterscarp gallery ⓘ ditch ⓘ underground magazines ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled property (Malta) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mediterranean Sea
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Pembroke, Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| overlooks | Marsamxett Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British coastal defence system in Malta ⓘ |
| purpose |
to defend the approaches to Marsamxett Harbour
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to defend the surrounding coastal area ⓘ |
| region | Northern Harbour District, Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extant ⓘ |
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