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Osborne Head
War Watching Station
Gunnery Range
Naval Electronics Test Range
Osborne Head was established in the early 1940’s as a Radar Station and War Watching Station that operated in conjunction with Devils Island Battery providing surveillance for the approaches to Halifax Harbour. In late 1943, a firing range was established.. Gunnery training continued until 1989, when the site was converted to a “Naval Electronics Test Range" that conducts tests and trials that capture and analyze the electromagnetic signals generated by ships’ Radar.
(NMoH-OHGR-001) Gunnery practice on the 40mm Bofor at the OHGR during the Second World War (NMoH-OHGR-002) Gunnery practice on the 20 mm Twin Oerlikon at the OHGR during the Second World War (NMoH-OHGR-003) Gunnery practice on the 4-inch gun at the OHGR during the Second World War (NMoH-OHGR-004) Missile launcher at the OHGR during the Second World War. RCN neg # HS 0738-27. The brackets were mounted on the side of the main gun on corvettes and frigates during the Second World War.
(NMoH-OHGR-005) AA gun training at the OHGR during the Second World War (NMoH-OHGR-006) AA gun training at the OHGR during the Second World War (NMoH-OHGR-007) Buck Porter and R.G. McElheron firing the .50 cal twin machine gun and the 20 mm Oerlikon at the OHGR c1944 (NMoH-OHGR-008) Gunnery practice on the 4-inch gun at the OHGR during the Second World War Courtesy of the Naval Museum of Halifax
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