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By: hansentw @ 2005-07-06 12:38:21
Description: The Farley and Osgood gun batteries at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, CA. The guns located here during WWII could launch a shell over 14 miles away!
More Info: www.ftmac.org
Location: San Pedro, California (CA), United States (US)
@ 33.71172000, -118.29612500
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kjfitz @ 2005-07-18 17:46:53
kjfitz's picture These 14" disappearing guns could fire a 1560 pound projectile 14 miles out into the Catalina Channel. However, full caliber firing practice was rare because of the damage caused by the firing concussions to near-by residences. Battery Osgood's gun was fired only 116 times and Battery Farley's fired 121 times.
hansentw @ 2006-12-04 07:50:43
hansentw's picture I called this "Blink Blink" because the gun batteries look like eyes from this aerial view.

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