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Fort Barry is a former United States Army fort located in the Marin Headlands near San Francisco. Opened in 1908, the fort operated throughout the 20th century, before its closure and eventual transfer to the National Park Service. ==Armaments== The fort was initially armed with 5 batteries: # Battery Mendell was the first battery to be built at the fort, beginining in July 1901. It had two 12-inch breech-loading rifles, Model 1895, on Buffington-Crozier "disappearing" carriages Model 1897. It was named for Colonel George Mendell, the engineer officer who had supervised construction of batteries around San Francisco Bay.〔 #Battery Alexander was an eight-mortar battery with Model 1890 breech-loading 12-inch mortars mounted on model 1896 Mark I carriages. It was named for Colonel Barton S. Alexander.〔 #Battery Edwin Guthrie mounted four six-inch rapid-fire guns, Model 1900, mounted on barbette carriages. The battery was named for Captain Edwin Guthrie, of the 15th Infantry Regiment.〔 #Battery Samuel Rathbone also mounted four six-inch rapid-fire guns, Model 1900, mounted on barbette carriages. The battery was named for Leiutenant Samuel Rathbone.〔 #Battery Patrick O'Rorke mounted four 15-pound, 3 inch guns on Model 1903 pedestal mounts. The battery was nevertheless named for Colonel Patrick O'Rorke.〔 Battery Elmer J. Wallace, was added in 1917 with two long-range 12-inch guns each with a 360-degree field of fire.〔 Battery Construction No. 129 was built on the summit of the fort in 1943 to contain two 16-inch guns, but was never armed or named.〔 Later, it became Nike Missile Site SF-88.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fort Barry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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