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Battery Mercer Armament (edit list)
Empl
No
Caliber
Type
Barrel
Length
Model Serial
No
Manufacturer Carriage Service
Dates
Notes
A1 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 13 Bethlehem Mortar, M1896MI, #75, Robert Poole 1898-1918 See note 1
A2 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 16 Bethlehem Mortar, M1896MI, #74, Robert Poole 1898-1922 See note 2
A3 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 8 Bethlehem Mortar, M1896MI, #71, Robert Poole 1898-1918 See note 1
A4 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 19 Bethlehem Mortar, M1896MI, #70, Robert Poole 1898-1922 See note 2
B1 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 9 Bethlehem Mortar, M1896MI, #82, Robert Poole 1898-1918 See note 1
B2 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 15 Bethlehem Mortar, M1896MI, #35, Robert Poole 1898-1922 See note 2
B3 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 11 Bethlehem Mortar, M1896MI, #88, Robert Poole 1898-1918 See note 1
B4 12" Mortar 141.125" M1890MI 14 Bethlehem Mortar, M1896MI, #81, Robert Poole 1898-1922 See note 2
Source: RCW Form 1, Aug 1925, Coastal 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 140-141, 213
Note 1: Carriages transferred 1897 to Fort San Jacinto. Guns and carriages scrapped 24 Jan 1943. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA
Note 2: Guns transferred to Fort Crockett Battery Izard 10 Apr 1922. Carriages transferred 1897 to Fort San Jacinto, scrapped 26 May 1920. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA