Coastal Battery Gun List
Note: This list is a work in progress, any help appreciated John
| Model | Type | Caliber | Barrel Length | Weight | Manufacturers | Carriages | Range | Shells | Powder | Notes |
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| 3 Inch Guns | ||||||||||
| M1898 | Rifle | 3" | 154.5" | 1,782 lb | Driggs-Seabury | M1898 Barbette Masking Parapet Mount M1898 MI Barbette Masking Parapet Mount |
? | ? | ? | Battery Smith Battery Baldwin Battery Laval |
| M1902 | Rifle | 3" | 154.35" | 1,950 lb | Bethlehem | M1902 Barbette Pedestal Mount | 8,771 yds @ 15 deg | 15 lb | 5 lb | |
| M1903 | Rifle | 3" | 170" | 2,690 lb | Watervliet | M1903 Pedestal Mount | 16,300 yds @ 16 deg | 15 lb | 5.5 lb | Battery Trevor Battery Lodor |
| 4.7 Inch Guns | ||||||||||
| 4.72" Armstrong gun, 40 caliber | Rifle | 4.72" | 188.8" bore | 4,648 lb (barrel and breech) | Armstrong (Elswick) | Pedestal Mount | 8,312 yd | 45 lb | 7.5 lb | British QF 4.7-inch Gun Mark IV |
| 4.72" Armstrong gun, 45 caliber | Rifle | 4.72" | 212.4" bore | 5,958 lb (barrel and breech) | Armstrong (Elswick) | Pedestal Mount | 9,600 yd | 45 lb | 10.5 lb | Non-standard British gun |
| 4.72" Armstrong gun, 50 caliber | Rifle | 4.72" | 236" bore | 6,160 lb (barrel and breech) | Armstrong (Elswick) | Pedestal Mount | 9,843 yd | 45 lb | 10.5 lb | Non-standard British gun, Battery Gatewood, Fort San Felipe del Morro |
| 5 Inch Guns | ||||||||||
| M1897 | Rifle | 5" | 225 | 7,583 lb | Bethlehem | M1896 Balanced Pillar Mount | ? | ? | ? | Fort Barry, Battery Wagner (2) |
| M1900 | Rifle | 5" | 258.5 | 11,120 lb | Watervliet | M1903 Pedestal Mount | 12,918 | 59 lb | 22.25 | |
| 6 Inch Guns | ||||||||||
| M1897MI | Rifle | 6" | 277.85" | 16,216 lb | Watervliet | M1898 Disappearing | 14,509 yds | 108 lb | 29.75 lb | |
| M1900 | Rifle | 6" | 310.4" | 19,869 lb | Watervliet | M1900 Barbettte Pedestal M1903 Disappearing |
17,000 yds @ 20 deg | 108 lb | 32 lb | Battery Chamberlin |
| M1903 | Rifle | 6" | 302.9" | 19,990 lb | Watervliet | M1903 Disappearing | ? | ? | ? | Battery Chamberlin |
| M1903A2 | Rifle | 6" | 302.9" | 20,700. lb | Watervliet | M1 Barbette | 27,500 yds | HE 90 lb AP 105 lb |
32 or 37 lb | |
| M1905 | Rifle | 6" | 302.9" | 21,148 lb | Watervliet | M1905 Disappearing M1905 MI Disappearing M1905 MII Disappearing |
11,799 @ 15 deg | 108 lb | 32 lb | |
| M1905A2 | Rifle | 6" | 302.9" | 20,700 lb | Watervliet | M1 Barbette | 27,500 yds | HE 90, AP 105 lb | 32 or 37 lb |
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| M1908 | Rifle | 6" | 267.48" | 12,500 lb | ? | M1905 Disappearing M1905MI Disappearing M1905MII Disappearing |
? | ? | ? | Battery Dudley |
| M1908MII | Rifle | 6" | 267.48" | 12,500 lb | ? | M1910 Pedestal Mount | 13,005 yds | 108 lb | 29.75 lb | |
| 8 Inch Guns | ||||||||||
| M1888 | Rifle | 8" | 278.5" | 32,218 lb | ? | M1892 Barbette M1894 Disappearing |
? | ? | ? | |
| M1888MI | Rifle | 8" | 278.5" | 32,218 lb | Watervliet | M1896 Disappearing | 11,019 yds @ 15 deg | 200 lb | 83.5 lb | |
| M1888MII | Rifle | 8" | 278.5" | 33,200 lb | Watervliet | M1896 Disappearing M1918 Barbette |
11,019 yds | 323 lb | 83.5 lb | |
| MkVI-M3A2 | Rifle | 8" | 369" | 55,290 lb | Naval Gun Factory | M1 Barbette | AP 32,000 yds HE 35,000 yds |
AP 260 lb HE 240 lb |
75 lb 108 lb |
Navy Gun Battery 405 |
| 10 Inch Guns | ||||||||||
| M1888 | Rifle | 10" | 340" | 67,183 lb | ? | M1893 Barbette M1894 Disappearing M1894MI Disappearing M1896 Disappearing ARF |
31,000 yds | 510 lb | 180 lb | |
| M1888MII | Rifle | 10" | 367.25" | 67,183 lb | Watervliet Bethlehem |
M1894 Disappearing M1896 Disappearing |
26,246 yds | 510 lb | 162 lb | |
| M1895 | Rifle | 10" | 369.15" | 66,700 lb | Watervliet | M1896 Disappearing M1901 Disappearing |
? | ? | ? | |
| M1900 | Rifle | 10" | 420.6" | 76,830 lb | Watervliet | M1901 Disappearing | 14,000 yds | 617 lb | 182 lb | Fort Casey (1), Battery Worth |
| 12 Inch Guns | ||||||||||
| M1888 | Rifle | 12" | 440" | 117,127 lb | Watervliet | M1891 Gun Lift M1892 Barbette M1896 Disappearing |
15,134 yds | 1,070 lb | 279 lb | |
| M1888MI | Rifle | 12" | 440" | 117,127 lb | Watervliet | M1892 Barbette | 15, 134 yds | 1,070 lb | 279 lb | |
| M1888MII | Rifle | 12" | 440" | 117,127 lb | Watervliet Bethlehem |
M1892 Barbette | 15,134 yds | 1,070 lb | 279 lb | |
| M1895 | Rifle | 12" | 442.56" | 115,000 lb | Watervliet | M1897 Disappearing M1901 Disappearing |
18,000 yds | 1070 lb | 279 lb | |
| M1895MI | Rifle | 12" | 442.56" | 115,000 lb | Bethlehem | M1917 Barbette | 26,800 yds | 1070 lb | 279 lb | High-angle barbette carriage |
| M1900 | Rifle | 12" | 480" | 132,380 lb | Watervliet | M1901 Disappearing | 17,342 yds @ 15 deg | 1070 lb | 334 lb | ?
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| 12 Inch Mortars | ||||||||||
| M1886 M1886M M1886-1890MI |
Mortar | 12" | 120" | 31,920 lb | Builders | M1891 Spring Return Mortar | 15,000 yards | ? | ? | Fort Winfield Scott Battery Howe (1) Battery Wagner (1) |
| M1890 M1890MI |
Mortar | 12" | 141.125" | 29,120 lb | Watervliet Bethlehem Builders Niles |
M1896 Mortar M1896 MI Mortar M1918 Railway Mortar |
15,291 yds - 12,019 yds | 700 lb - 1046 lb | 65 lb | Battery Alexander |
| M1908 | Mortar | 12" | 120" | 18,200 lb | Watervliet | M1908 Mortar | 15,291, 12,019, 9,250 yds | 700, 824, 1046 lb | 65, 58.25, 48.25 lb | Fort Kamehameha Fort Andrews |
| M1912 | Mortar | 12" | 180" | 33,854 lb | Watervliet | M1896 MIII Mortar | 19,319, 11,754 yds | 700, 1046 lb | 89, 60 lb | Fort MacArthur Battery Barlow-Saxton |
| 14 Inch Guns | ||||||||||
| M1907MI | Rifle | 14" | 476" | 118,700 lb | Watervliet | M1907 Disappearing M1907MI Disappearing |
? | ? | ? | Battery Randolph |
| M1909MI | Rifle | 14" | 560" | 139,210 lb | Watervliet | M1909 Turret Mount | ? | ? | ? | |
| M1910 M1910MI |
Rifle | 14" | 560" | 138,675 lb | Watervliet | M1907 Disappearing M1907MI Disappearing |
14 miles | 1,515 lb | ? | Fort MacArthur Battery Osgood-Farley, Battery Leary-Merriam |
| M1920MII | Rifle | 14" | 700" | 192,500 lb | Watervliet | M1920 Railway Mount | 27 miles | 1,560 lb | 463 | Fort MacArthur Battery Erwin
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| 16 Inch Guns | ||||||||||
| M1895 | Rifle | 16" | 590", 35 Calibers | 284,500 lb | Watervliet | M1912 Disappearing | 19,300 yards | 2,400 lb | 650 lb | Fort Grant, Panama Canal Zone |
| M1919 | Rifle | 16" | 800", 50 Calibers | 385,600 lb | Watervliet | M1917 Disappearing | ? | 2,340 lb | 850 lb | Battery Davis (3) |
| M1919MII | Rifle | 16" | 800", 50 Calibers | 385,600 lb | Watervliet | M1919 Barbette | 49,100 yds | 2,340 lb | 850 lb | Battery Long, Battery Harris (2), Battery Williston (Fort Weaver, Hawaii) |
| M1919MIII | Rifle | 16" | 800", 50 Calibers | 385,600 lb | Watervliet | M1919 Barbette | ? | ? | ? | probably a further mod of the M1919MII |
| Mark II-M1 | Rifle | 16" | 68' | 307,185 lb | Naval Gun Factory Midvale Bethlehem |
M2,M3,M4,M5 Barbette | 45,000 yds | 2,240 lb | 672 lb | Navy Gun Battery 131 |
| Mark III-M1 | Rifle | 16" | 68' | 307,185 lb | Naval Gun Factory Midvale Bethlehem |
M2,M3,M4,M5 Barbette | 45,000 yds | 2,240 lb | 672 lb | Navy Gun, almost identical with Mark II
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| Sources: Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1 | ||||||||||