Fort Hancock Nine Gun Battery

USA / New Jersey / Atlantic Highlands /
 military, gun, abandoned / shut down, artillery battery
Formed by Batteries Richardson, Bloomfield, Halleck and Alexander, the combined broadside of the nine gun battery offered six 12-inch and three 10-inch artillery pieces mounted on disappearing mounts after its completion in 1904; equal to or greater than any Battleship of the day. By the time the guns were deactivated in late 1944, air power had made their threat all but obsolete and the mounts were abandoned.
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Coordinates:   40°28'12"N   74°0'12"W
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