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Fort Siloso is a decommissioned coastal artillery battery in Sentosa Island in Singapore.

Fort Siloso was one of the many coastal fortifications built in the 19th century to protect Singapore and remains the most intact fortification today.

It consists of 12 batteries which made up "Fortress Singapore" at the start of World War II, and saw action during the Battle of Singapore.


Although designed to protect Singapore from a seaward attack, during WWII, its guns eventually fired at Japanese troops in the west of Singapore and also destroyed oil storage facilities at nearby Pulau Bukom and Pulau Sebarok to prevent the Japanese from using the oil for their war purposes.


Between 1963 and 1966, the 10th Gurkha Rifles Unit manned the Fort during the Konfrontasi to prevent Indonesian saboteurs from landing on Sentosa and Keppel Harbour. Today, Fort Siloso plays a key role in preserving the memory of the war in Singapore.
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