Showing posts with label Trincomalee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trincomalee. Show all posts

Monday, September 15, 2014

Visiting Pigeon Island, Nilaveli, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

On the boat.



There are two small islands off the coast of Nilaveli beach. The one called the Little Pigeon Island has a rocky beach and boats do not go there as the landing is unsafe. The bigger Island is a regular visitors' haven.

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Naval Museum, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

Six inch naval guns guarding the Trincomalee harbour. These belonged to the British Colonial Era - 1940s.




The air vents for the concrete bunkers below the gun emplacements.
Similar guns guarded the entrances to the Singapore Harbor where another British Naval base was situated. The Japanese came overland from Malaya and easily captured Singapore during the Second World War.

Friday, September 5, 2014

At the Naval Museum, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

In the concrete bunker below a gun emplacement.

Electronic controls for a gun of the 1940s.

Exit from the bunker.