Menshikov's battery, Menshikov battery (Kronstadt: South Forts)

Menshikov's battery

Menshikov's battery

The battery defended the entrance of Kupecheskaja (Market) harbor of Kronshtadt and intended for preventing of penetration by enemy battleships to the Kronshtadt's harbours. There were four floors with 9 and 11 inch guns in the old times, but three of them were demolished just after October 1917 revolution.

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