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Battery Basinger Armament (edit list)
Empl
No
Caliber
Type
Barrel
Length
Model Serial
No
Manufacturer Carriage Service
Dates
Notes
Original Configuration (1901-1920)
1 3" Rifle 154.5" M1898MI 36 Driggs-Seabury Masking Parapet, M1898,
#36, Driggs-Seabury
1901-1920 See note 1
2 3" Rifle 154.5" M1898MI 34 Driggs-Seabury Masking Parapet, M1898,
#34, Driggs-Seabury
1901-1920 See note 1
Replacement Configuration (1921-1946)
1 3" Rifle 154.35" M1902MI 43 Bethlehem Pedestal, M1902,
#43, Bethlehem
1921-1947 See note 2
2 3" Rifle 154.35" M1902MI 44 Bethlehem Pedestal, M1902,
#44, Bethlehem
1921-1947 See note 2
Source: RCW Form 1, November 1921, RCB, 31 Dec 1909 CDSG, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 70-71, 72-73
Note 1: Guns transferred 8 Jul 1920 to Watervliet, carriages ordered scrapped 20 May 1920. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA
Note 2: Guns and carriages processed for salvage 24 May 1946. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA