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Battery Swift Armament (edit list)

Empl No	Caliber Type	Barrel Length	Model		Serial No	Manufacturer	Carriage	Service Dates	Notes
1	8" Rifle	278.5"	M1888MI		34	Watervliet	Disappearing, M1896, #12, Pond	1898-1917	See note 1
2	8" Rifle	278.5"	M1888MI		25	Watervliet	Disappearing, M1894, #8, Watertown	1898-1917	See note 1
3	8" Rifle	278.5"	M1888MI		27	Watervliet	Disappearing, M1894, #7, Watertown	1898-1917	See note 1
4	8" Rifle	278.5"	M1888MI		28	Watervliet	Disappearing, M1894, #6, Watertown	1898-1917	See note 1
1	5" Rifle	225"	M1897		16	Bethlehem	Balance Pillar, M1896, #1, Watertown	1903-1905	See note 2
Source: RCW Form 1, 1 Nov 1919, RCB, 10 Oct 1903, CDSG, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 108-111, 210 Note 1: Guns transferred to Watervliet 21 Dec 1917. Carriages were ordered scrapped in may 1918. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA Note 2: Renamed Battery McDonough (1) 1903, Gun & carriage removed to Battery Shipp 1905