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Location Praed Point is located at the tip of the Gazelle Peninsula at the southeast edge of South Daughter (Mt. Turangunan) on New Britain. Pronounced "Parade Point". To the east borders Saint George's Channel. To the west is South Daughter (Mt. Turangunan). To the south is Blanche Bay. This feature is only accessible from the sea. Immediately to the northwest is Mother (Mt. Kombiu) and beyond is Rabaul. Between 1884 until September 1914 part of Deutsch Neu Guinea (German New Guinea). Prewar and during the Pacific War part of the New Britain District in the Territory of New Guinea. Today located in East New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Praed Point Battery (Australian 'L' Coastal Defense Battery) Australian Army 'L' Coastal Defense Battery (Praed Point Battery) built prewar equipped with two 6" Mark VII naval guns in concrete revetments supported by two H.C.D. 90 cm Mk VI searchlights for spotting targets at night. This gun battery could fire at enemy vessels in Saint George's Channel or Blanche Bay as they approached Kokopo or Rabaul. At the start of the Pacific War, the Praed Point Battery was commanded by Major J. P. R. Clark with six officers and 133 enlisted men. On January 22, 1942 Praed Point Battery did not fire on the Japanese landing force. During the Japanese occupation of Rabaul, they built gun covers and concrete block houses to enhance the battery. Today the gun covers are occupied by bats. American missions against Praed Point February 18, 1944–June 13, 1944 P-40N Kittyhawk NZ3175 Tail Code 65 Pilot McFarlane MIA December 17, 1943 Contribute
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