57 mm piece m/99-1900

57 mm piece m/99-1900

Picture 1: Salute at the Fårösund salute station

On Gotland there were eight batteries with this piece type grouped for inlet defense in Fårösund, Slite, Kappelshamn and Visby.

The batteries contained different numbers of pieces, in total there were nineteen pieces.

Battery Vialms, Battery Ar                Fårösund north

Battery Hällerevet, Österklint and Lime mortar    Fårösund south

Batteri Asunden                               Slite

Battery Bläse                                   Kappelshamn

Battery Visby:                                  Visby

The pieces came from older warships and were placed in concrete bunkers except battery Asunden which was placed in open piece defences.

The batteries were built between 1939 and 1944.

The batteries emerged from the war organization during the 1950s/60s.

Fårösund's salute station, which was inaugurated in 1976, consisted of four pieces.

The last salute was fired on the Queen's birthday 23/12 2006.

Rate of fire:                   8 rounds/minute.

Firing range:                 5 km.

Crew:                            4 soldiers.

Ammunition:                  Explosive grenade and Steel grenade

More models were available depending on which mount the cannon was mounted on and the design of the protective plate.