Fort Tompkins
USA /
New Jersey /
Bayonne /
World
/ USA
/ New Jersey
/ Bayonne
World / United States / New Jersey
military, place with historical importance, fortification
This earlier fortification was to be modernized under the Third System.
As of 1851, it was intended to be armed with thirty-two 32-pounder seacoast guns, two 12-pounder guns, ten flank howitzers, seven 8" heavy seacoast howizters, four 13" mortars, eight 10" heavy mortars and one 16" stone mortar, for a total of 64 guns.
As of 1851, it was intended to be armed with thirty-two 32-pounder seacoast guns, two 12-pounder guns, ten flank howitzers, seven 8" heavy seacoast howizters, four 13" mortars, eight 10" heavy mortars and one 16" stone mortar, for a total of 64 guns.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Tompkins_(Staten_Island)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°36'18"N 74°3'23"W
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