9.2-Inch Gun Barrel at Tekong

Tekong Battery

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In the Report of the Singapore Commission (General Sir Webb Gillman) of 1927, it was recommended that Pulau Tekong Besar should be armed with two 6-Inch Guns on Pyramid Hill. In 1931 it was stated that a three gun 9.2-Inch Battery on Cemetery Hill was desirable for the island as well as the 6-Inch Battery. Despite this, only a two gun battery was considered. This was later changed back to a three gun battery which was built and named Tekong Besar Battery. The Battery had the code name ‘TEAK’, and came under the Changi Fire Command.

The No.3 Emplacement being built
The No.3 Emplacement under construction, 1934

The Powerhouse entrance 1935The Power House Entrance 2008

The entrance to the Power House, 1935 and 2008

1938 Aerial view of the Battery
Aerial View of the Tekong Besar Battery, 1938

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