Gibraltar 100 Ton Gun frame

<body text="white" link="yellow" vlink="yellow"> <font size="2" face="Geneva,Arial">No visit to Gibraltar is complete without a visit to the 100 Ton Gun which is situated at Napier of Magdala Battery. This Victorian supergun is one of only two in the world remaining in such good condition the other being in Malta. This interpretation centre provides an excellent understanding of the manufacture, installation and operation of the gun.</font> <p><font size="2" face="Geneva,Arial">Designed and manufactured in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by Sir W.C. Armstrong in 1870 and nicknamed 'The Rock Buster' - this is the best preserved example of an early 'Supergun'. Four were originally made and sold to the Italian Navy for mounting on their battleships. The British Government, alarmed that their important Mediterranean bases might be defenceless against long range bombardment from these weapons, commissioned two guns each for Malta and Gibraltar.</font> </body>