Template:FtWadsworthBatteryMills
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| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6" Rifle | 309.8" | M1897MI | 7 | Watervliet | Disappearing, M1898, #28, Morgan | 1900-1943 | See note 1 | |
| 2 | 6" Rifle | 309.8" | M1897MI | 8 | Watervliet | Disappearing, M1898, #29, Morgan | 1900-1943 | See note 2 | |
| Source: RCW Form 1, 2 Apr 1928, 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 94-95, 207 Note 1: Gun transferred to Watervliet 18 Dec 1943, carriage ordered scrapped 3 Dec1943. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA Note 2: Gun transferred to Sandy Hook Proving Grounds 20 Feb 1918 and carriage disassembled for permanent storage 12 Aug 1921. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA | |||||||||
