"Britain's Coastal Defences 1939-45" 'Winnie', one of two 14-inch guns emplaced at St Margaret's near Dover, 10 March 1941. 'Winnie', and it's sister gun 'Pooh', came from the reserve stock of guns for the 'King George V' class of battleships, and were mounted on modified naval barbettes. 'Winnie', named for the Prime Minister, was in place by August 1940 and 'Pooh' in February 1941. Manned by Royal Marine gunners, they were mostly employed in counter-battery fire with German batteries on the French coast.