M1917 Disappearing Carriage for 16-inch Gun
Sample entry from “Illustrated Concrete Battery Guide”
- Gun: M1919
Carriages Built: 1
Original Emplacements: 1
Time Emplaced: 1921
Number of Bolts: 16 inner, 14 outer
Circle Diameter: 17′ 9″ inner, 23′ 2″ outer
Parapet Height: 15′
Center-to-parapet: 29′ 8″Notes: 10 steps, Battery J.M.K. Davis, Fort Michie, HD Long Island Sound. Total weight: 835 tons
Max/min elevation: +30 / 5 degrees
Radius: 360 degreesgun: M1919
Weight: 163 tons
Length: 50 calibers
- M1917 at Watertown Arsenal 1920s (NA).
- Battery J.M.K. Davis, Fort Michie, H.D. Long Island Sound, circa 1933 (Pierce Rafferty Collection).
- Battery J.M.K. Davis, Fort Michie, HD long Island Sound 1980s (Glen Williford).
- Battery J.M.K. Davis RCW form 7 drawing (NA)