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Battery Pensacola Armament (edit list)
Empl
No
Caliber
Type
Barrel
Length
Model Serial
No
Manufacturer Carriage Service
Dates
Notes
1 12" Rifle 442.56" M1895 7 Watervliet Disappearing, M1897, #3, Robert Poole 1898-1933 See note 1
2 12" Rifle 442.56" M1895 6 Watervliet Disappearing, M1897, #4, Robert Poole 1898-1933 See note 1
Source: RCW Form 1, 30 Jun 1898, 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 148-149, 212
Note 1: Battery declared obsolete and no longer required 16 Jun 1933. Guns transferred to Watervliet 26 Oct 1934, carriages scrapped 26 Oct 1942. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA