Fort Siloso — The Sole Restored Coastal Artillery Battery from ‘Fortress Singapore’.

Photo of a Carronade at the entrance to Fort Siloso

An 1800s Battery Serjeant Major with a Union Flag behind him looks over three guns and two wartime British Soldiers. Above him fly Japanese aircraft

Royal Artillery Cap Badge

Fort Siloso is a coastal artillery battery and one of twelve coastal artillery batteries which made up ‘Fortress Singapore ’ at the start of World War Two. Although there are remains of other batteries to be found on Singapore, Fort Siloso is the sole restored battery. ‘Siloso’ is a Philippine word meaning ‘Jealous Person’.

The word ‘Fort’ is something of a misnomer. The only coastal artillery fort in Singapore built for self-defence was Fort Tanjong Katong.

Fort Siloso is located on western tip of the island of Sentosa (formerly called Blakang Mati — the Island behind the Dead) which is just south of Singapore Island. The Fort is one of four coastal gun batteries which were constructed on Blakang Mati by the British.

Fort Siloso on Google Earth. There are links throughout the website which lead to Google Earth images. Please note that the Google Chrome Browser does not support Google Earth links - crazy I know. The link will have to be downloaded and then activated.

If you do not have Google Earth, it can be free download free of charge at Google Earth Download . Broadband is required for Google Earth.

Of necessity this site contains many photographs. Please be patient as they download. Images with a white border can be clicked on to show a large version, many of which display extra information.

The photographs in this website have been taken over a period of years and this shows in the different colour schemes applied to buildings as seen throughout the site.

This website is a personal one, and not connected with, or controlled by, the Sentosa Leisure Group, who own the Fort. It is however, approved by the Leisure Group whose assistance with information and photographs is much appreciated.

If you can provide any additional information about Fort Siloso, or indeed, any fortifications which were on Singapore and its islands, please e-mail me. Similarly, if you can help to eliminate any errors in the website, please contact me.