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Battery Capron (1925) Armament (edit list)
Empl
No
Caliber
Type
Barrel
Length
Model Serial
No
Manufacturer Carriage Service
Dates
Notes
A1 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 24 Watervliet Mortar, M1896MI, #5,
Robert Poole
1920-1942 Gun from Watertown. See note 1
A2 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 7 Watervliet Mortar, M1896MI, #7,
Robert Poole
1920-1942 Gun from Watervliet (France). See note 1
B1 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 21 Watervliet Mortar, M1896MI, #11,
Robert Poole
1920-1942 Gun from Aberdeen. See note 1
B2 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 128 Watervliet Mortar, M1896MI, #12,
Robert Poole
1920-1942 Gun from Aberdeen. See note 1
Source: RCW Form 1, 1 Oct 1925, 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 140-141, 210
Note 1:Guns transferred 6 Feb 1920 and 2 Apr 1920, carriages transferred 30 Jun 1920 from Fort Monroe. Guns and carriages ordered scrapped 6 Dec 1942. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA