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Battery New Peck Armament (edit list)
Empl
No
Caliber
Type
Barrel
Length
Model Serial
No
Manufacturer Carriage Service
Dates
Notes
1 6" Rifle 310.4" M1900 27 Watervliet Barbette, M1900, #12, Rock Island 1943-1946 See note 1, 2
2 6" Rifle 310.4" M1900 28 Watervliet Barbette, M1900, #17, Watervliet 1943-1946 See note 1, 2
Source: RCW Form 1, 10 Nov 1943, Coast Defense Study Group, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 96-97, 207
Note 1: Guns and carriages salvaged 21 Jun 1948. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA

Note 2: Gun tubes #22 and #23 are currently in place and were mounted sometime after 1946. These tubes were mounted originally in Battery Livingston and had very low barrel wear when moved to Battery New Peck.

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