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Old Portuguese guns

May 3 2006 at 7:34 PM
  (Premier Login nuyt)
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Two rusty old Portuguese artillery batteries remain in Sao Vicente Island, Capeverdean Republic. Pictures from www.mindelo.info
A coastal battery at Joao Ribeiro, behind the repair yard Cabnave:



And an AA battery at Alto de Sao Joao, occupied now by some squatter families:


Can anybody ID the guns?
It is not completely surprising there are some fortifications on the island. I suppose they were built during WW2, when the German U-boots sheltered in the bay.
Enjoy,
Nuyt

 
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