Del Fango Redoubt
{{Infobox military installation
| name = Del Fango Redoubt
| native_name = Ridott ta' Del Fango
| location = Marsaxlokk, Malta
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| type = Redoubt
| coordinates = {{coord|35|50|29.4|N|14|32|44.1|E|type:landmark|display=inline}}
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| built = 1715–1716
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| builder = Order of Saint John
| materials = Limestone
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| fate = Demolished
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Del Fango Redoubt ({{langx|mt|Ridott ta' Del Fango}}), also known as De Vami Redoubt ({{langx|mt|Ridott ta' De Vami}}),{{cite book|last1=de Boisgelin|first1=Louis|title=Ancient and Modern Malta: Containing a Full and Accurate Account of the Present State of the Islands of Malta and Goza, the History of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, Also a Narrative of the Events which Attended the Capture of These Islands by the French, and Their Conquest by the English: and an Appendix, Containing Authentic State Papers and Other Documents - Volume II|date=1805|publisher=Richard Phillips|location=London|page=189|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZIU-AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA190}} was a redoubt in Marsaxlokk, Malta. Made of limestone, it was built in 1715–1716 by the Order of Saint John as part of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.{{cite journal|last1=Zammit|first1=Vincent|title=The Order's 18th Century Fortifications|journal=Civilization|date=1984|volume=1|page=170|publisher=PEG Ltd|location=Ħamrun}} An entrenchment was originally located close to the redoubt.
Del Fango Redoubt was part of a chain of fortifications that defended Marsaxlokk Bay, which also included three other redoubts, the large Saint Lucian Tower, two smaller De Redin towers, seven batteries and three entrenchments.{{cite web|title=Vendôme Tower|url=http://www.eh4-marenostrum.net/virtualtour/Marsaxlokk/trail_2/09/Vendome-Tower.pdf|website=Mare Nostrum|accessdate=27 June 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531015138/http://www.eh4-marenostrum.net/virtualtour/Marsaxlokk/trail_2/09/Vendome-Tower.pdf|archivedate=31 May 2015}} The nearest fortifications to Del Fango Redoubt were Vendôme Tower to the southwest and Wilġa Battery to the southeast.
Del Fango Redoubt's layout was typical of most other coastal redoubts built in Malta. It consisted of a pentagonal platform with a rectangular blockhouse sealing off the gorge.{{cite web |last1=Spiteri |first1=Stephen C. |title=18th Century Hospitaller Coastal Batteries |url=http://www.militaryarchitecture.com/index.php/Fortifications/18th-century-hospitaller-coastal-batteries.html |website=MilitaryArchitecture.com |accessdate=6 December 2015 |date=10 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620084250/http://www.militaryarchitecture.com/index.php/Fortifications/18th-century-hospitaller-coastal-batteries.html |archivedate=20 June 2016 }}
Both the redoubt and the nearby entrenchment have been demolished, and no remnants can be found.
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Category:Hospitaller fortifications in Malta
Category:Military installations established in 1715
Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Malta
Category:Limestone buildings in Malta
Category:18th-century fortifications
Category:1715 establishments in Malta
Category:18th Century military history of Malta
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