6-inch Mk-XXIV

Bore: 6-inch

Range: 25,000 yards

In service: 1942-1957

Number in Service: 3

Purchased during World War Two, these guns were used at Godley Head in Christchurch. They were scrapped in the 1950s and no examples remain in New Zealand.

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A short film from 1958 of a 6-inch Mk-XXIV gun during a practice shoot at Godley Head. This version is shorter, but of better quality.

A short film from 1958 of a 6-inch Mk-XXIV gun during a practice shoot at Godley Head. This version is longer, but of poorer quality.

Description: E2 Turret being assembled at Godley Head, 1941

Reference: Godley Head Heritage Trust

Description: One of the gun emplacements, 12 January 1943

Reference: Gun firing from Godley Head, at the entrance to Lyttelton Harbour, Canterbury. Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives. Ref: 1/4-000127-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22625564

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