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  • Time of Construction:
    1942 - 1943
     
  • Cost of Construction: (1943)
    $219,000
     
  • Construction Materials:
    Portland Concrete - Steel Reinforced
     
  • Number of Batteries Built:
    48 US - 18 Territorial - 4 Overseas
  • Gun Type and Manufacturer:
    M1905 6" 50 Caliber - Watervliet Arsenal
     
  • Carriage Type and Manufacturer:
    M4 Barbette Carriage - Watertown Arsenal
     
  • Total Weight of Each Gun:
    44.1 Tons
     
  • Number of Guns Produced:
    60 Batteries Armed - 120 Guns

The Guns of Fort MacArthur

    Battery Osgood - Farley
    Battery Leary Merriam
    Battery Barlow - Saxton
    Battery Lodor
    Battery Erwin

    Battery Eubanks

    Battery 127 (Paul D Bunker)

    Battery 128

    Battery 240 (Harry C. Barnes)

    Battery 241
        Photos of the battery today
        Battery details

    Battery 242 (Harry J Harrison)

    90mm AMTB

    155 GPF Mobile Guns

    Anti-Aircraft (Fixed and Mobile)

Missile Systems of Fort MacArthur

    The Nike Program


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