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Dontos · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:34 pm Post subject: Misc Guns

Found this old photo (taken in 1996) at Ft Casey, Washington.

The Whidbey Island Washington 'pop-up' gun is the remains of the old coastal artillery defense system.

Thought someone would be interested in it.

Don

SFC_Jeff_Button · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: Misc Guns

Man thats big, my guess is a 14inch? Were there others of varying sizes in the AO?

Neil_Baumgardner · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: Misc Guns

That would be Battery Worth at Fort Casey - 10" guns.

The Coastal Defense Study Group is a good resource for this kind of info, especially their list of surviving modern-era fortifications:

www.cdsg.org/reprint%2...list05.pdf

And this section on their site of existing guns:

www.cdsg.org/gunpics/gunsx.htm

Neil

bsmart · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: Misc Guns

10" Disappearing mount, From about 1898. As the gun recoiled the arms lowered it into the pit where it could be reloaded with relative immunity to low angle naval fire (up until the 20s most capital ships could not elevate more than 15 or so degrees)

At most locations there were also 12" breech loading mortars in nearby pits to provide plunging fire on attacking ships.

SFC_Jeff_Button · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:22 am Post subject: Re: Misc Guns

MORTARS!!!!, now your talking! Lets see those pictures.

Dontos · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:31 am Post subject: Re: Misc Guns

- Neil_Baumgardner

That would be Battery Worth at Fort Casey - 10" guns.

The Coastal Defense Study Group is a good resource for this kind of info, especially their list of surviving modern-era fortifications:

www.cdsg.org/reprint%2...list05.pdf

And this section on their site of existing guns:

www.cdsg.org/gunpics/gunsx.htm

Neil

Heres a rear view shot of the fortifications. The troop bivouc site was in the grassy area. The bunkers are all open and fairly intact. I saw a short video that showed the guns raising, firing, lowering, and being reloaded. These were never fired in 'anger'.

BTW: This is the site where 'Officer and a Gentleman' was filmed.

Don

David_Reasoner · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: Misc Guns

- SFC_Jeff_Button

MORTARS!!!!, now your talking! Lets see those pictures.

Here ya go:

corregidor.org/ca/btty...rengle.htm

www.fortdesoto.com/ser...nchmortars

David

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