Return to the road and before crossing the canal take the road on the left which leads close to where the "Intrepid" and "Iphigenia" still lie. The work of clearing the entrance to the canal has begun.
Cross the Bruges Canal by the locks, and proceed to Zeebrugge (2 kms.), an important town which grew up around the port. On the left, in the cemetery behind the church, are the graves of several of the British who were killed in the expedition against Zeebrugge (photo, p. [80]), and of the aviators who were brought down in the neighbourhood.
The "Friedriechsart" Battery. One of the guns in casemate, and shelters.
On leaving Zeebrugge, notice the "Friedriechsart" Battery, on the right armed with four 6½in. naval guns in closed turrets, turning on circular rail tracks mounted on concrete platforms. Between the guns are ammunition shelters connected with the guns by lifts, as on a battleship. In front are infantry defence-works which extend on both sides as far as the Bruges and Leopold Canals.
The "Freya" Battery. On the left: Heyst-sur-Mer. On the skyline: Zeebrugge Mole.
Cross the Léopold Canal; immediately beyond, on the left, is the "Kanal B" Battery, armed with 3½in. guns, and on the right a battery of 3in. anti-aircraft guns.
