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Battery Decatur Armament (edit list)
Empl
No
Caliber
Type
Barrel
Length
Model Serial
No
Manufacturer Carriage Service
Dates
Notes
1 10" Rifle 367.25" M1888 20 Watervliet Disappearing, M1894, #1, Kilby 1897-1918 See Note 1
Rounds fired 28
2 10" Rifle 367.25" M1888 9 Watervliet Disappearing, M1894, #28, Watertown 1897-1918 See Note 1
Rounds fired 24
Source: Coast Defense Study Group, RCW Form 1 1 Feb 1919, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 74, 209
Note 1: Guns removed 26 Mar 1919 and shipped to Fort Moultrie later scrapped 6 Dec 1942, CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA. Carriages Shipped Nov 1896 to Fort Washington (1). Carriages scrapped 26 May 1920, CDSG gun carriage card collection from NARA.