The only coastal artillery battery equipped with these guns in Finland was on Russarö Island. 1st of December 1939 this artillery battery fought a battle against Soviet cruiser Kirov and two destroyers escorting it.
These guns had been originally ordered by Chile from their American manufacturer Bethlehem Steel in year 1912, but probably due to British diplomatic pressure the deal fall through and Russia ended up buying all 14 guns in year 1914. The 9.2-inch / 234-mm caliber was uncommon in Russian use, hence these became the only guns of this caliber used in Peter the Great's Naval Fortress. The guns arrived through extremely long transport route, being shipped from New York through Panama Channel to Vladivostok and via railway through whole Russia to Petrograd (St. Petersburg). Ammunition that arrived with the guns was just enough for test-firing them, so regardless the rare calibre local ammunition production was set up in Russia.
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Date: 2018-06-03 03:35 pm (UTC)The only coastal artillery battery equipped with these guns in Finland was on Russarö Island. 1st of December 1939 this artillery battery fought a battle against Soviet cruiser Kirov and two destroyers escorting it.
These guns had been originally ordered by Chile from their American manufacturer Bethlehem Steel in year 1912, but probably due to British diplomatic pressure the deal fall through and Russia ended up buying all 14 guns in year 1914. The 9.2-inch / 234-mm caliber was uncommon in Russian use, hence these became the only guns of this caliber used in Peter the Great's Naval Fortress. The guns arrived through extremely long transport route, being shipped from New York through Panama Channel to Vladivostok and via railway through whole Russia to Petrograd (St. Petersburg). Ammunition that arrived with the guns was just enough for test-firing them, so regardless the rare calibre local ammunition production was set up in Russia.