Breakwater Battery

Breakwater Battery was a coastal defence battery at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia during World War II. The Breakwater Battery was constructed in 1939 to provide protection for Port Kembla from enemy shipping and submarines.

Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Museum
Description: coastal defence battery at Port Kembla, New South Wales

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Port Kembla railway station and Port Kembla North railway station.

Port Kembla railway station

Railway station

Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Port Kembla railway station is a single-platform… Port Kembla railway station is situated 1 km west of Breakwater Battery.

Port Kembla North railway station

Railway station

Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Port Kembla North railway station is a single-platform… Port Kembla North railway station is situated 2½ km west of Breakwater Battery.

Cringila railway station

Railway station

Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cringila railway station is located in Cringila… Cringila railway station is situated 3½ km west of Breakwater Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Kembla and Kemblawarra.

Port Kembla

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Port Kembla is a suburb of Wollongong 10 km south…

Kemblawarra

Neighborhood

Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kemblawarra is a residential, commercial and light… Kemblawarra is situated 2½ km southwest of Breakwater Battery.

Warrawong

Suburb

Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Warrawong is a suburb of Wollongong in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Warrawong is situated 3 km southwest of Breakwater Battery.

Breakwater Battery

Categories: military museum, tourism, ruins, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.47588° or 34° 28′ 33″ south

Longitude

150.91372° or 150° 54′ 49″ east

Open location code

4RQGGWF7+JF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 234083784

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q4959700

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Breakwater Battery Military Museum and Water Police.

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