Fort Darnet
Fort Darnet, like its twin, Hoo Fort, was built on the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission on an island covering Pinup Reach, the inner navigable channel of the River Medway, Kent. Building started on the island in 1870 and then finished in 1872. Originally designed for two tiers of guns mounted in a circle, with a boom strung between them, there were many problems with subsidence, and after extensive cost overruns the forts were completed in 1872 with one tier, and 11 guns : a mixture of 8 9-inch and 3 7-inch rifled muzzle-loaders. The boom was not implemented though there were plans to mine the channel if thought needed. It was originally designed for a garrison of up to 100 men.
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Fort Darnet
Fort Darnet, like its twin, Hoo Fort, was built on the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission on an island covering Pinup Reach, the inner navigable channel of the River Medway, Kent. Building started on the island in 1870 and then finished in 1872. Originally designed for two tiers of guns mounted in a circle, with a boom strung between them, there were many problems with subsidence, and after extensive cost overruns the forts were completed in 1872 with one tier, and 11 guns : a mixture of 8 9-inch and 3 7-inch rifled muzzle-loaders. The boom was not implemented though there were plans to mine the channel if thought needed. It was originally designed for a garrison of up to 100 men.
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Fort Darnet, like its twin, Ho ...... Archaeological Areas Act 1979.
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Fort Darnet in the River Medway
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Medway, Kent, England
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Fort Darnet ist die Ruine eine ...... alle ihre Ufer sind schlammig.
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Fort Darnet, like its twin, Ho ...... r a garrison of up to 100 men.
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