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Surviving American Seacoast Artillery Weapons February 2021 232 American Seacoast Defenses Surviving American Seacoast Artillery Weapons February 2021 Compiled: Lists in various CDSG publications prepared by C.L. Kimbell (1985), R.D. Zink (1989), T.C. McGovern (1992 and 1996) and Tom Batha (2014-16). General Note: This is an attempt to list surviving weapons (or the same model/type) that were used by the American armed forces, either in the U.S. and overseas, in a coast defense role in the “modern era” (1890 to 1950). Items to be included in this list must retain at least the whole gun/mortar/howitzer. Sur- viving weapons from earlier periods, muzzleloading cannon (rifled and smoothbore), field artillery (except for 155mm), mobile anti-aircraft guns, and British, Canadian, or Mexican coast artillery are excluded from this list, even if used in North America. In a few cases, weapons have been included because they represent weapons similar to those used for coast defense, and are sufficiently interesting to warrant inclusion. Every effort has been made to make this list as accurate as possible, but it will probably contain a number of er- rors and omissions. Corrections and additions can be sent to Tom Batha ([email protected]), Mark Berhow ([email protected]) or Terry McGovern ([email protected]) The list is arranged by caliber (largest to smallest). The first line contains data about the weapon: the quantity at the site, the caliber of weapon (inches or millimeters), the model, serial number, place of manu- facture, and carriage information, if known. The next lines contain information on where the weapon was previously located as coast defense weapon. The last line contains data about the location of the weapon: battery or site were the weapon is currently located, fort or installation, geographic location, and city and/ or country. Sources: Matt Adams, Tom Batha, Mark Berhow, Roger Davis, Colt Denfeld, Elliott Deutsch, Bill Dorrance, Clarence Drennon, Al Grobmeier, Greg Hagge, Ed Jerue, Nelson Lawry, Ray Lewis, Charles Kimball, David Kirchner, Danny Malone, John Martini, Dean Mayhew, Terry McGovern, Jim Parker, Dan Rowbottom, Bob Rutherford, Phil Sims, Peter Smith, Dick Weinert, Glen Williford, David Yeager, and Bob Zink. 16 Inch Guns 1. 16”/50 Mk III Mod 1, ______ No. 138 on M1919 Barbette Carriage Watertown Arsenal No. 1 Location: Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 2. 16”/50 Mk II, Naval Gun Factory No. 111 Location: U.S. Navy Museum, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC 3. 16”/50 Mk II _____ No. 96 Location: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA 4. 16”/50 Mk II_______ No. 100 Location: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA 14 Inch Guns 1. M1909, Watervliet No. 4 on M1909 Turret Mount, Newport News No. 1 Location: Battery John M. Wilson, Fort Drum, El Fraile Island, PI 2. M1909, Watervliet No. 3 on M1909 Turret Mount, Newport News No. 1 Location: Battery John M. Wilson, Fort Drum, El Fraile Island, PI 3. M1909, Watervliet No. 2 on M1909 Turret Mount, Newport News, No. 2 Location: Battery William L. Marshall, Fort Drum, El Fraile Island, PI 4. M1909, Watervliet No. 1 on M1909 Turret Mount, Newport News, No. 2 Location: Battery William L. Marshall, Fort Drum, El Fraile Island, PI 5. M1910, Watervliet No. 15 on M1907M1 Disappearing Carriage, Watervliet No. 20 Location: Battery Gillespie, Fort Hughes, Caballo Island, PI 6. M1910, Watervliet No. 8 on M1907M1 Disappearing Carriage, Watervliet No. 17 Location: Battery Woodruff, Fort Hughes, Caballo Island, PI 7. 14”/50 Mk II, _____ No. 119L2 on Mk 1 Railway Mount No. 148 Location: U.S. Navy Museum, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC Reference Guide 233 12 Inch Guns 1. M1895M1A4, Watervliet No. 1 on M1917 Barbette Carriage, Eng. Machine No. 31 Location: Battery Smith, Fort Mills, Corregidor, PI 2. M1895M1A4, Watervliet No. 6 on M1917 Barbette Carriage, Eng. Machine No. 30 Location: Battery Hearn, Fort Mills, Corregidor, PI 3. M1895M1A4, Watervliet No. 8 (spare tube) Location: Battery Hearn, Fort Mills, Corregidor, PI 4. M1895, Watervliet No. 13 on M1901 Disappearing Carriage, Watertown No. 14 Location: Battery Crockett, Fort Mills, Corregidor, PI 5. M1895, Watervliet No. 27 on M1901 Disappearing Carriage, Watertown No. 15 Location: Battery Crockett, Fort Mills, Corregidor, PI 6. M1895, Bethlehem No. 8 (spare tube) Location: Battery Crockett, Fort Mills, Corregidor, PI 7. M1895, Watervliet No. 37 on M1901 Disappearing Carriage, Watertown No. 16 Location: Battery Cheney, Fort Mills, Corregidor, PI 8. M1895, Watervliet No. 12 on M1901 Disappearing Carriage, Watertown No. 17 Location: Battery Cheney, Fort Mills, Corregidor, PI 9. M1895, Watervliet No. 16 (spare tube) Location: Bottomside Area, Fort Mills, Corregidor, PI 10. M1895, Watervliet No. 36, with partially scrapped Disappearing Carriage Location: Battery Wheeler, Fort Mills, Corregidor, PI 11. M1895, Bethlehem No. 7 on M1901 Disappearing Carriage, Watertown No. 2 Location: Battery Wheeler, Fort Mills, Corregidor, PI 12. M1895, Bethlehem No. 10 (spare tube) Location: Battery Wheeler, Fort Mills, Corregidor, PI 13. M1895 Watervliet No. 19 on M1918 Railway Mount, Marion Steam Shovel No. 9 Location: US Army Ordnance School, Fort Lee, VA 12 Inch Mortars 1. M1890M1, Watervliet No. 173 on M1896M1 Carriage, Watertown No. 158 Location: Battery Way, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 2. M1890M1, Watervliet No. 174 on M1896M1 Carriage, Watertown No. 151 Location: Battery Way, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 3. M1890M1, Watervliet No. 170 on M1896M1 Carriage, Watertown No. 241 Location: Battery Way, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 4. M1890M1, Watervliet No. 172 on M1896M1 Carriage, Watertown No. 150 Location: Battery Way, Forty Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 5. M1890M1, Bethlehem No. 31 on M1896M1 Carriage, _____ No. 104 Location: Battery Geary Pit A, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 6. M1890M1, Bethlehem No. 40 on M1896M1 Carriage, ____ No. 210 Location: Battery Geary Pit A, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 7. M1890M1, Watervliet No. 22 on M1896M1 Carriage, American Hoist No. 183 Location: Battery Laidley Pit A, Fort Desoto, Mullet Key, FL 8. M1890M1, Watervliet No. 86 on M1896M1 Carriage, American Hoist No. 184 Location: Battery Laidley Pit A, Fort Desoto, Mullet Key, FL 9. M1890M1, Watervliet No. 132 on M1896M1 Carriage, American Hoist No. 185 Location: Battery Laidley Pit B, Fort Desoto, Mullet Key, FL 10. M1890M1, Watervliet No. 135 on M1896M1 Carriage, American Hoist No. 187 Location: Battery Laidley Pit B, Fort Desoto, Mullet Key, FL 11. M1908, Watervliet No. 2 on M1908 Carriage, No. 17 Location: Battery Geary Pit B, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 12. M1908, Watervliet No. 22 on M1908 Carriage No. 20 Location: Battery Geary Pit B, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 13. M1908, Watervliet No. 13 on M1908 Carriage No. 19 Location: Battery Geary Pit B, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 14. M1908, Watervliet No. 12on M1908 Carriage No. 18 Location: Battery Geary Pit B, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 234 American Seacoast Defenses 15. M1912, Watervliet No. 40 on M1896MIII Carriage, Watertown No. 41 Location: Battery Craighill Pit A, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 16. M1912, Watervliet No. 39 on M1896MIII Carriage, Watertown No. 40 Location: Battery Craighill Pit A, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 17. M1912, Watervliet No. 41 on M1896MIII Carriage, Watertown No. 38 Location: Battery Craighill Pit B, Fort Hughes, Caballo Island, PI 18. M1912, Watervliet No. 38 on M1896MIII Carriage, Watertown No. 39 Location: Battery Craighill Pit B, Fort Hughes, Caballo Island, PI 19. M1911, ____ No. 8, no carriage (non- standard training dummy) Location: Visitor Center, Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, NY 10 Inch Guns 1. M1895M1, Watervliet No. 25 on M1901 Disappearing Carriage, Watertown No. 14 Location: Battery Grubbs, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 2. M1895M1, Watervliet No. 22 on M1901 Disappearing Carriage, Watertown No. 16 Location: Battery Grubbs, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 3. M1895M1, Watervliet No. 20 (spare tube only) Location: Battery Grubbs, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 4. M1895M1, Watervliet No. 26 on M1901 Disappearing Carriage, Watertown No. 13 Formerly emplaced at Battery Warwick, Fort Wint, PI Location: Battery Worth, Fort Casey, Coupeville, WA 5. M1895M1, Watervliet No. 28 on M1901 Disappearing Carriage, Watertown No. 15 Formerly emplaced at Battery Warwick, Fort Wint, PI Location: Battery Worth, Fort Casey, Coupeville, WA 6. M1888, Watervliet No. 41 Formerly emplaced at Battery Harker, Fort Mott, NJ Location: Fort Cape Spear, St John’s, Newfoundland 7. M1888, Watervliet No. 3 Formerly emplaced at Battery Harker, Forty Mott, NJ Location: Fort Cape Spear, St John’s, Newfoundland 8. M1888, Watervliet No. 12, on M1893 Barbette Carriage, Watertown No. 11 Formerly emplaced at Battery Quarles, Fort Worden, WA Location: Fort McNutt, McNutt Island, Nova Scotia 9. M1888, Watervliet No. 37, on M1893 Barbette Carriage, Watertown No. 1 Formerly emplaced at Battery Quarles, Fort Worden, WA Location: Fort McNutt, McNutt island, Nova Scotia (Note: Partially scrapped) 10. M1888, Bethlehem No. 9 8 Inch Guns 1. M1888M1A1 Watervliet No. 32 on M1918M1 Barbette Carriage, Morgan Engineering No. 9 Formerly emplaced at Battery Bowyer, Fort Morgan, AL Location: Plant Park, Tampa, FL 2. Navy 8”/45 Mk VI M3A2 _____No. 160L2 Location: Battery 404, Fort Abercrombie, Kodiak, AK 3. Navy 8”/45 Mk VI M3A2_____No. 154L2 Location: Battery 404, Fort Abercrombie, Kodiak, AK 4. Navy 8”/45 Mk VI M3A2_______No. 134L2 Formerly emplaced at Battery 403, Fort J.H. Smith, Kodiak, AK Location: Kodiak Airport, Kodiak, AK 5. M1888MII, Bethlehem No. 8 Location: Bottomside artillery park, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, PI 6. Navy 8”/45 Mk VI M3A2______No._____on M1 Railway Proof Mount Baldwin No.____ Note: bored out to 9.12” for experimental purposes Location: Fort Miles, Cape Henlopen State Park, DE Reference Guide 235 7 Inch Naval Guns 1. 7”/45 Mk II, Midvale No. 90 on Mk II Mod 4 Pedestal Mount No. ___ Formerly armed USS New Hampshire (BB-25) Formerly emplaced at Harbor Battery, Sand Island, HI Location: Battery Randolph, Fort DeRussey, Oahu, HI 2.
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