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Fort on PETIT BE - st.malo

26/5/2014

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During our visit to S.Malo on 14 April 2014 we also visited the island of Petit Bé. Unfortunately the tide was on its way in and to avoid getting trapped we did not have time to climb up the rocks to gain access to the fort.

The fort was completed in 1707 and replaced a smaller fort which was constructed in 1667.

When St Malo was attacked by the English fleet in 1693 the fort was still under construction but in 1695 at the time of a second attack this time by an Anglo-Dutch fleet the fort played an active role in defending the city.

The fort had a semi-circular battery capable of accommodating 19 guns facing the sea and providing overlapping fields of fire with two other forts resulting in controlled access to the Fort Harbour and River Rance. In 1695 it held nine guns, two years later it was armed with 15 guns, including four 48-pounders and six 36-pounders, as well as two mortars. 

A garrison of 177 men manned the fort.

The rear of the fort is protected by two bastions with the entrance gate situated between them, the gate is located a few meters above ground level to assist in defence. The bastions are also loopholed for muskets. Further works were planned to protect the entrance but these were never constructed. 

The fort belonged to the French Army until 1885, in 1921 it was declared a national monument.
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The path from St.Malo to Petit Be, this is cut into the rock which forms the sea bed when the tide is in. The City walls are visible in the distance.
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Small boat moored just off the island.
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Looking East as we walked to the Island. St.Malo's walls are visible to the right.
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    My interest in ships and the sea started back in 2006 when I worked for a couple of years  on the banks of the River Mersey. I have since been on a couple of cruises around the Med and in the Far East and have started to take more interest in researching and photographing some of the ships and other vessels seen on my travels.

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