page_title: Coastal defences of Australia during World War II
section_title: Port Kembla
hierarchical_section_title: Coastal defences of Australia during World War II / New South Wales / Port Kembla
caption_attribution_description: English: Gun position No. 2 at Illowra Battery, which formed part of the Kembla Fortress defences in World War II. See also File:Hill 60. battery port kembla.jpg for a view to the left. See also File:Illowra Battery 1944 AWM 081445.jpeg for the gun position as it appeared in 1944, when it mounted a 6-inch Mk XI gun.
context_page_description: The following is a List of Coastal Batteries in Australia and Territories during World War II. The main threat came early in the war from German raiders and threat of Japanese raids or invasion, and hence all available ordnance was pressed into service, including some obsolete guns and field guns adapted for coast defence.
context_section_description: Media related to Kembla Fortress at Wikimedia Commons
  Breakwater Battery, Port Kembla – 2 x 6in Mk XI guns
  Drummond Battery, Coniston, Wollongong – 2 x 9.2in Mk X guns
  Illowra Battery, Port Kembla – 2 x 6in Mk XI guns
caption: Illowra Battery, Port Kembla, New South Wales
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