
Listing Type : Coast Defence Battery
Location : Madagascar
La Batterie de la Baie des Boutres (Boutres Bay Battery) was built in 1902 and mounted four 138 mm guns. This is a ‘Reverse Battery’ intended to engage any hostile vessels that has penetrated the main sea passage to the open sea.
There is a four gun battery located nearby which mounted four 47 mm (3-pdr) QF guns, Boutres Bay QF Battery.







