Not a museum ship - but I went to the Movig battery, near Kristiansand in southern Norway today.This battery was intended to have four 15-inch guns mounted in single turrets to protect the entry to the Skaggerak (along with similar batteries in Denmark). These were a coast-defence version of - and slightly different to - the guns fitted to Bismarck and Tirpitz. Three of the guns were installed in single turrets out in the open in 1942 where they had 360 degrees of movement, but were open to air attack. The fourth and final turret was to be fitted inside a massive concrete casemate built in 1944 to provide protection from air attack (but with limited arcs of fire). This was the only casemate of this type built in Norway - however there were other similar examples in France (e.g. Battery Todt). In the event mounting the fourth gun in the casemate was never completed, and the barrel never arrived at Movig.Today the area around the fortress is still undeveloped and in a relatively natural state. One of the 15-inch guns survives in its turret, and it is well maintained. If you go there when the museum is open (currently only on Sundays), you can go inside the bunkers and the turret. The rest of the time the area is open and you can walk around the exterior only. The casemate is also there and intact, along with a signals bunker. I saw some other bunker ruins in the distance, but it was pouring with rain, cold as hell, and my wife was having her patience tested in the car, so I cut my losses and left after taking a few photos.Well worth the visit - only about a ten-minute drive from central Kristiansand.
