Peron Battery
The Peron Battery, at Cape Peron, was the southernmost of the Fremantle Fortress coastal defence batteries in Western Australia. Also referred to as K Heavy Battery, it was established in January 1943 and, like the Challenger Battery on near-by Garden Island, it was equipped with two mobile 155mm guns. Additionally, it also operated two 18-pounder guns which were withdrawn once the Collie Secondary Battery became operational on Garden Island. The duty of the main guns was to cover the southern access to Cockburn Sound while the 18-pounder guns protected the a boom net which spanned between Cape Peron and Garden Island. The main battery was withdrawn again in December 1944 but the observation post and one of the Panama mounts of the Peron Battery are still preserved and accessible.
| Peron Battery | |
|---|---|
| Cape Peron, Peron, Western Australia in Australia | |
Panama mount of the northern gun position of the Peron Battery with a replica of a 155mm gun | |
Location of the Peron Battery in Western Australia | |
| Coordinates | 32.267420°S 115.687291°E |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Minister for Defence |
| Operator | Australian Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1943−1944 |
| Events | World War II |
| Official name | Cape Peron K Battery Complex |
| Designated | 13 October 2019 |
| Reference no. | 3365 |
The Peron Battery became Western Australian State Register of Heritage Places listed on 13 October 2019.