Project - Singapore's History Investigated

List of Forts and Batteries
(to be updated when new info presents itself)

1. Scandal Point, 1819-1851
Armament unknown
- No Remains.
- Site accessibility non-existent.
Built near the Padang in 1819 and armed with 12 Pounder ML Guns. Singapore’s first fixed defences.

2. Fort Fullerton, 1830-1874
1867 Battery 2 x 56 PR Guns, 2 x 13 inch Mortars
- No remains.
- Site accessibility non-existent.
Stood where the Fullerton Hotel now is.

3. Fort Palmer 1859
1867 Battery 5 x 56 PR Guns
1878 Battery 2 x 7 inch RML Guns
1890 Battery 2 x 10 inch BL Guns
1892 RA Gunner Strength: 26
- No known remains.
- Site accessibility difficult.
Mt. Palmer on which the fort stood on was almost entirely leveled for land reclamation works, leaving only a small stub of hill behind the Foot Tet Soo Khek Temple on Palmer Road. Mount Palmer, also known as Parsee Hill, at an estimated height of 119 feet, was the largest of a row of coastal hills located near Tanjong Pagar and the bay of the early 19th century Telok Ayer Street. Purchased by Mr. John Palmer shortly after the founding of the Singapore settlement, the hill became a defence facility called Fort Palmer.

4. Mount Faber, 1859/1862
1867 Battery 2 x 56 PR Guns, 2 x 13 inch Mortars
- Significant remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility difficult.
Underground rooms of the WW2 Faber Fire Command still exist, but the entrance is sealed.

5. Fort Teregah, 1861-1941
1885 3 x 64 PR ML Guns
1892 RA Guner strength: 8
- Significant remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Was located on what was the southeastern tip of Pulau Brani before land reclamation works. Underground complex remains. Area is currently off-limits to the public.

6. Fort Silingsing, 1901-1941
Armament unknown
1915 Unit strength: 1 Office, 1 NCO, 15 SVC Men
- Significant remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Located on Pulau Brani. No visible remains on the surface, but magazine room is still believed to be underground. Area is currently off-limits to the public.

7. Pasir Laba Battery
- Significant remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Located in what is now MINDEF land on the western coast of Singapore. Remains of this two gun Mark VII 6-Inch BL Gun Battery are thought to still exist.

8. Changi Battery
- No remains.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Located on the hill behind Changi Village at what is now Changi Airport's Radar station. No remains are left of this two gun Mark VII 6-Inch BL Gun Battery.

9. Beting Kusah Battery
- No remains.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Locatred by the beach near Telok Paku. No remains of this two gun Mark VII 6-Inch BL Gun Battery exists. The site is now under Changi airport.

10. Sphinx Battery
- No remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Located on Pulau Tekong on restricted MINDEF land. No remains are believed to exist.

11. Tekong Besar Battery
- Significant remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Located on Pulau Tekong on restricted MINDEF land. Remains of the power house have been found of this three Mark X 9.2-Inch Guns on 35° Mountings.

12. Buona Vista Battery
- Significant remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Located east of the junction of Clementi Road and Ulu Pandan Road within the Police Training Camp. This battery had two Mark II 15-Inch Guns and only parts of the underground complex of the No.1 Gun remain.

13. Johore Battery
- Significant remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility partially open, partially restricted.
Three gun emplacements located along Cosford Road. The No. 1 Gun was reconstructed with a 15 Inch Gun replica. The magazine is intact below and behind the replica. The magazine of the No. 2 gun may also remain but is within Prison Service land while the No. 3 Gun emplacement was totally destroyed during the Changi Airport expansions.

14. Fort Canning, 1859
1867 Battery 7 x 68 PR Guns, 8 x 8 inch Guns, 2 x 13 inch Mortars, unknown number of 14 PR Carronades
1892 RA Gunner strength: 15
- Significant remains. Well charted.
- Site accessibility open.
Situated in downtown Singapore. Well documented and made into a tourist attraction.

15. Fort Tanjong Katong, 1878-1910
1888 Battery 2 x 8 inch Armstrong Guns
1892 RA Gunner Strength: 30
- Significant remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility open.
Situated at Katong Park. The walls of the fort are below ground with a children's playground above the central fort area.

16. Fort Connaught, 1878/79-1941
1885 2 x 9.2 inch BL Guns, 3 x 7 inch ML Guns
1892 RA Gunner Strength: 44
- Significant remains. Not well charted.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Located on Sentosa Golf Course.

17. Fort Serapong, 1885-1941
1892 2 x 9.2 inch BL Guns
1900? 1 x Mark X 9.2 inch Gun, 2 x 9.2 inch BL Guns
1930? 2 x Mark VII 6 inch BL Guns, 2 x 9.2 inch BL Guns
1892 RA Gunner Strength: 36
- Significant remains. Well charted.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Located on Sentosa's Serapong hill overlooking the Serapong Golf Course. Fort in relatively bad condition. Recommendations have been made to Sentosa Corp to seal the entrances from entry by adventure seekers.

18. Fort Siloso, 1878/79-1941
1885 1 x 9.2 inch BL Guns, 2 x 7 inch RML Guns, 2 x 64 PR ML Guns
1892 RA Gunner strength: 18
- Significant remains. Well charted.
- Site accessibility open with limitations.
Located on the western tip of Sentosa. Made into a tourist attraction and is probably the best preserved fort in Singapore.

19. Mount Imbiah Battery
- Significant remains. Well charted.
- Site accessibility open.
Located on Sentosa near to Fort Siloso. Easily accessible via a short hike up Mount Imbiah. Built in the early 20th Century and mounted with a Mark X 9.2-Inch BL Gun Battery.

20. Pulau Hantu
- No remains.
- Site accessibility non-existent.
Located on the southern island of Pulau Hantu. Was mounted with an 18 Pounder gun.

21. Berhala Reping
- Significant remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Located on a small island that has since been reclaimed into part of the Serapong Golf Course. Originally armed with machine guns and upgraded to two Twin 6 Pounders during WW2. Underground areas are sealed.

22. Changi Outer
- No remains.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Located close to the Beting Kusah Battery. This two twin 6 Pounder Battery no longer exists and the area is now currently under Changi Airport.

23. Changi Inner
- Significant remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility open with limitations.
Located on the south side of Changi Creek opposite the tip of Changi spit. Built for two Twin 6 Pounders but was never armed. Portions of the emplacement can still be found near the swimming pool.

24. Pulau Ubin
- Significant remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility open.
Located at the Scout Camp on the northern side of the island. Built for a Twin 6 Pounder, but was never armed.

25. Pulau Sejahat
- Significant remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Located on Pulau Sejahat which has been joined to Pulau Tekong by land reclamation works. Substantial remains of this emplacement exists which was armed with two Twin 6 Pounders.

26 Calder Harbour
- Significant remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Located on the eastern side of Pulau Tekong. Substantial remains of this two Twin Six Pounder Battery exist.

27. Ladang
- Significant remains. Well charted.
- Site accessibility restricted.
Located near the military jetty on Pulau Tekong. Was armed with a single 12 Pounder. Substantial remains well preserved.

28. Loudon
- Unknown remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility unknown.
Located in the Singapore harbour eastern entrance, the Loudon was one of many hulks sunk to form a block. Mounted with a single 6 Pounder QF Gun. Current location of the Loudon is unknown.

29. The Mole
- Unknown remains. Incompletely charted.
- Site accessibility unknown.
The exact location of the gun on the Mole is unknown. Mounted with a single 6 Pounder QF.

30. Siloso Point
- Significant remains. Well charted.
- Site accessibility open with limitations.
Located on Sentosa Island Siloso Point with a replica 12 Pounder mounted.. Originally armed with a single 12 Pounder and re-armed with a Twin 6 Pounder after WW2.

31. Fort Pasir Panjang, 1878-1941
1885 Battery 2 x 9.2 inch BL Guns, 2 x 64 PR ML Guns
1892 Rebuilt, Battery 2 x 7 inch ML Guns, 2 x 6 inch RBL Guns, 2 x 9.2 inch RBL Guns
1892 RA Gunner strength: 34
- Significant remains. Well charted.
- Site accessibility open with limitations.
Located at Labrador Park, opposite the Sentosa Island Siloso Point, it served to guard western harbour entrance. It was operational by 1889 and mounted 9.2-Inch and 6-Inch Batteries. Made into a tourist attraction.

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