Peer through the portals of time and journey back to Singapore’s military history when you visit the Johor Battery, an impressive replica of the large naval guns used by the British army against enemy approaches to the Sembawang Naval base. Invest in one of the fine serviced apartments in Singapore to enhance your time in this historical and entertainment oasis, and the Somerset Orchard Singapore offers the ideal Singapore serviced residences perfect for long or short term stays, during which you should visit the country’s historical sites such as the Johore Battery. The name was derived in honour of the sultan of Johore, who gifted the British monarch a exorbitant sum of 500,000 pounds sterling in 1935 for his silver jubilee, 400,000 of which was used to install the battery that was later used to shell Johor Bahru in 1952. The Johore Battery actually comprises an intricate set of intricate tunnels that were used to store ammunition in order to support the impressive guns that were equipped to fire shells of 15 inches. This battery was the largest that was installed outside of Britain during the Second World War, and were destroyed before the British army surrendered and the tunnel was sealed thereafter. The location remained a secret until 1991, when the Singapore Prisons Department rediscovered them.
Angela Fernando is an impassioned travel writer who composes pieces under the pen name Sumaira Narayan. She loves writing about new and exciting places around the world and hopes to visit them all someday.
