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Battery Ayers Armament (edit list)

Empl No	Caliber Type	Barrel Length	Model		Serial No	Manufacturer	Carriage	Service Dates	Notes
1	12" Rifle	442.56"	M1895MI		1	Watervliet	Disappearing, M1895, #24, Watertown	1901-1918	See note 1
1	12" Rifle	440"	M1888		26	Bethlehem	Disappearing, M1895, #24, Watertown	1918-1942	See note 2
2	12" Rifle	442.56"	M1895		10	Watervliet	Disappearing, M1895, #25, Watertown	1901-1918	See note 1
2	12" Rifle	440"	M1888		45	Watervliet	Disappearing, M1895, #25, Watertown	1918-1942	See note 2
Source: RCW Form 1, 1 Jul 1920, RCB, 31 Oct 1903, 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, 107 Note 1: Guns transferred to Watervliet 7 Aug 1918 CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA Note 2: Guns transferred from Fort Carroll (1), Battery Towson, 26 Jul 1918. Guns ordered salvaged 1 Jul 1944, carriages ordered scrapped 4 Nov 1942. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA