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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1899-1935) - Constructed in 1899 on the Fort Pickens parade ground to hold 2 12" rifled guns on disappearing carriages. The guns were capable of firing 1,070 lb. shells about 8 miles. Gun tubes removed 1935 and carriages removed during [[World War II]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1899-1935) - Constructed in 1899 on the [[Fort Pickens]] parade ground to hold 2 12" rifled guns on disappearing carriages. The guns were capable of firing 1,070 lb. shells about 8 miles. Gun tubes removed 1935 and carriages removed during [[World War II]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:25, 15 March 2008
Battery Pensacola (1899-1935) - Constructed in 1899 on the Fort Pickens parade ground to hold 2 12" rifled guns on disappearing carriages. The guns were capable of firing 1,070 lb. shells about 8 miles. Gun tubes removed 1935 and carriages removed during World War II.
Battery Pensacola History
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Location: On the parade ground of Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Pensacola, Florida Maps & Images Lat: 30.327064 Long: -87.290679 |
Sources:
- De Quesada, Alejandro M., A History of Florida Forts: Florida's Lonely Outposts, SC : History Press, Charleston, 2006, ISBN 1596291044, page 192
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