Thesaurus Term/Concept: DIVER BATTERY

Identifier 144613
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Heavy anti aircraft battery used from June 1944-May 1945 to combat the V-bomb threat. They are distinct from normal HAA batteries, being laid out in a V-shape, and early on were mainly for mobile 3.7-inch guns.

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Monument Type MSF22870 Second World War ‘Diver Strip’ Anti-Aircraft Battery and associated military camp (Monument)
Monument Type MSF27362 A World War II Diver Battery S4 on Thorpeness Common. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19716 A World War II Strong point and Diver Battery S3 on Thorpeness Common. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19713 A World War II strongpoint and Diver Battery S2 (Monument)
Monument Type MSF18067 Diver Battery G13 and RAF Bawdsey Bloodhound Missile Site. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18749 Diver Strip Diver Battery S11 & SC11 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18752 Diver Strip Diver Battery S16 (Monument)
Monument Type MSF45526 Diver Strip Diver Battery Ye (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20073 Diver Strip, Diver Battery G15 & G1 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20155 Diver strip, diver battery G2 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20069 Diver Strip, Diver Battery S14 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19486 Military camp and associated anti-aircraft battery, Diver Battery T16 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19857 Searson's Farm, AA Battery WWII & Cold War (Mod) (Monument)
Monument Type MSF27377 Second World War Diver Strip Battery G12 (Monument)
Monument Type MSF34654 Second World War Diver Strip Battery at Alderton (Monument)
Monument Type MSF34655 Second World War Diver Strip Battery at Alderton (Monument)
Monument Type MSF34656 Second World War Diver Strip Battery at Alderton (Monument)
Monument Type MSF21594 Site of Second World War Diver anti-aircraft battery (Monument)
Monument Type MSF33429 Site of Second World War Diver anti-aircraft battery (Monument)
Monument Type MSF31923 Site of Second World War Diver battery (Monument)
Monument Type MSF27564 Site of Second World War Diver Battery S10 (Monument)
Monument Type MSF21547 Site of World War Two Diver anti aircraft battery (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18745 World War II 'Diver' battery S9 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18931 World War II 'Diver' Anti Aircraft Battery, Diver battery T9 (Monument)
Monument Type MSF27356 World War II 'Diver' HAA battery (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18778 World War II 'Diver' HAA battery. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19744 World War II 'Diver' HAA battery. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19748 World War II 'Diver' HAA battery. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18848 World War II 'Diver' Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery site. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18887 World War II 'Diver' Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery T10 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18866 World War II 'Diver' Heavy Anti Aircraft battery T19 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19319 World War II anti-aircraft battery and associated nissen huts, trenches and trackways just to the south of Walberswick (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19437 World War II anti-aircraft battery, Diver Battery T2 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19480 World War II anti-aircraft battery, comman post and diver battery. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19460 World War II anti-aircraft diver battery T4 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19078 World War II Diver Battery G10 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19114 World War II Diver Battery G12 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19225 World War II Diver Battery G14 (Monument)
Monument Type MSF27394 World War II Diver Battery G5 (Monument)
Monument Type MSF27566 World War II Diver Battery S13 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18953 World War II Diver Battery YA (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19206 World War II diver battery YC and associated nissen huts on the cliffs. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19216 World War II Emergency Coastal defence Battery and later Diver Battery YB. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19954 World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft Artillery battery and diver battery Harwich H1 and associated features on Landguard Common. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19326 World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft Artillery battery Diver battery K1 and various other military features. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20171 World War II Heavy battery, diver battery G4 and temporary camp. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20170 World War II Hevay Anti-aircraft Artillery battery, Diver Battery G3 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19456 World War II military camp and Diver Battery T1 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19441 World War II military strong point, on which was later built a WWII military camp and possible site of diver battery H3 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19057 World War II military strongpoint, incorporating pillboxes, trenches and a gun emplacement. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19082 World War II tank trap. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF22872 World War Two Anti-Aircraft ‘Diver’ Battery and an associated military camp (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19461 WW II anti-aircraft battery, Diver Battery T21, adjacent to Dunwich Road (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20033 WW II Strongpoint & Diver Battery SC12 (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20037 WWII Strongpoint including Diver Battery S12 (Monument)