Gun turret of HMS Ajax / HMNZS Achilles

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t-geronimo
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Gun turret of HMS Ajax / HMNZS Achilles

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According to this link there is a 15,2-cm-turret of HMS Ajax in the city of Bath, England:
--> http://harwoodarms.ca/history.html

And according to this link there is a 15,2-cm-turret of HMNZS Achilles in Auckland:
--> http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo ... s-achilles


We see that both links show the same photo. Does anybody know if there are really two turrets existing? Or is one website wrong?

And, even more important for me: Has anybody already visited the turret and made some photos?
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Re: Gun turret of HMS Ajax / HMNZS Achilles

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I live within 30 miles of Bath and have never heard of a gun turret from HMS Ajax. As Bath is not a port, it would have required effort to put it there. The site describing it is Canadian, so they may not have checked. The photographs show an identical turret down to the pattern of marks on the side of the information plaque! Thus I assume that the turret is in Aukland. Hopefully a New Zealand member can help further.
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Re: Gun turret of HMS Ajax / HMNZS Achilles

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Thank you!

In the bismarck-class-dk-forum a member found the turret on google earth in Auckland: 36degrees 49minutes 49.74 seconds South; 174 degrees 47 minutes 27.13 seconds East. :D


But I ask again if somebody maybe has some more photos?
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