World War II Gun Battery on the Beach in Cape May
These Guns were used as part of the Harbor Defense of the Delaware. Originally built as a World War II concrete coastal gun battery with two 6" T2 rapid fire guns mounted on M3 Shielded Barbette Carriages (SBC) placed on either side of an earth covered reinforced concrete support structure. The support structure included six separate shell rooms, two powder rooms, two air compressor/motor generator rooms, a power generating complex, a switchboard room, a plotting room and a latrine.
World War II Gun Battery on the Beach in Cape May
These Guns were used as part of the Harbor Defense of the Delaware. Originally built as a World War II concrete coastal gun battery with two 6" T2 rapid fire guns mounted on M3 Shielded Barbette Carriages (SBC) placed on either side of an earth covered reinforced concrete support structure. The support structure included six separate shell rooms, two powder rooms, two air compressor/motor generator rooms, a power generating complex, a switchboard room, a plotting room and a latrine.