Photographs of Fishermans Island
Battery 227 (11)
Built between 1942 and 1943 of reinforced concrete and steel covered with earth.Armed with two 6-inch M1905-A2 guns on M1 barbette carriages (1943 - 1965).
A BC & CRF Station was located nearby.
{see "American Seacoast Defenses" 2nd Ed. page 104}
 Side entrance by gun #2. |
 Gun pit #2. |
 Side entrance by gun #1. |
 Gun pit #1. |
 One of the back entrances. |
 The rear exhaust port. (note the vent shaft at top) |
 6-inch shielded guns at Fort Pickens, FL. These guns were moved there from Battery 227 in 1976. photos by Andy Bennett his site: Coastal Fortification on the Gulf of Mexico |
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