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Battery Swift Armament (edit list)
Empl
No
Caliber
Type
Barrel
Length
Model Serial
No
Manufacturer Carriage Service
Dates
Notes
1 8" Rifle 278.5" M1888MI 34 Watervliet Disappearing, M1896,
#12, Pond
1898-1917 See note 1
2 8" Rifle 278.5" M1888MI 25 Watervliet Disappearing, M1894,
#8, Watertown
1898-1917 See note 1
3 8" Rifle 278.5" M1888MI 27 Watervliet Disappearing, M1894,
#7, Watertown
1898-1917 See note 1
4 8" Rifle 278.5" M1888MI 28 Watervliet Disappearing, M1894,
#6, Watertown
1898-1917 See note 1
1 5" Rifle 225" M1897 16 Bethlehem Balance Pillar, M1896,
#1, Watertown
1903-1905 See note 2
Source: RCW Form 1, 1 Nov 1919, RCB, 10 Oct 1903, CDSG, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 108-111, 210
Note 1: Guns transferred to Watervliet 21 Dec 1917. Carriages were ordered scrapped in may 1918. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA
Note 2: Renamed Battery McDonough (1) 1903, Gun & carriage removed to Battery Shipp 1905