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Battery Whistler Armament (edit list)
Empl
No
Caliber
Type
Barrel
Length
Model Serial
No
Manufacturer Carriage Service
Dates
Notes
A1 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 76 Watervliet Mortar, M1896MI, #186, American Hoist 1919-1942 See note 1
A2 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 85 Watervliet Mortar, M1896MI, #188, American Hoist 1919-1942 See note 1
B1 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 107 Watervliet Mortar, M1896MI, #189, American Hoist 1919-1942 See note 1
B2 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 127 Watervliet Mortar, M1896MI, #190, American Hoist 1919-1942 See note 1
Source: RCW Form 1, 19 Aug 1919, CDSG, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 3rd Edition - PDF, CDSG ePress, McLean, VA, 2012, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 140-142
Note 1: Guns transferred 1 Jul 1917 & mounted 31 Dec 1917, scrapped 18 Dec 1943, Carriage from Fort DeSoto ordered salvaged 5 Nov 1942