Naval Museum, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

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Naval Museum, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

Guns used in the early part of the nineteenth century.

Naval Museum, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

Naval guns guarding the Trincomalee Harbor were the most sophisticated in the 1940s. These are now outdated. They demonstrate the power which Britain wielded during the days of Empire.

Entrance to the Naval Museum at 'Hood's Tower', Naval Base, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

'Hood's Tower' was built on a hill commanding the entrance to the Trincomalee harbor. Admiral Hood was in charge of the British Navy Eastern Squadron in 1802 and chose Trincomalee harbor for further expansion.