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Battery Ayers Armament (edit list)
Empl
No
Caliber
Type
Barrel
Length
Model Serial
No
Manufacturer Carriage Service
Dates
Notes
1 12" Rifle 442.56" M1895MI 1 Watervliet Disappearing, M1895, #24, Watertown 1901-1918 See note 1
1 12" Rifle 440" M1888 26 Bethlehem Disappearing, M1895, #24, Watertown 1918-1942 See note 2
2 12" Rifle 442.56" M1895 10 Watervliet Disappearing, M1895, #25, Watertown 1901-1918 See note 1
2 12" Rifle 440" M1888 45 Watervliet Disappearing, M1895, #25, Watertown 1918-1942 See note 2
Source: RCW Form 1, 1 Jul 1920, RCB, 31 Oct 1903, Coast 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 148-149, 107
Note 1: Guns transferred to Watervliet 7 Aug 1918 CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA
Note 2: Guns transferred from Fort Carroll (1), Battery Towson, 26 Jul 1918. Guns ordered salvaged 1 Jul 1944, carriages ordered scrapped 4 Nov 1942. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA