One of two 16-inch gun batteries located at Camp Hero. Each battery consisted of two 16-inch guns built into a man-made hill with the guns connected with approximately 500 feet of underground tunnel for storing shells and powder, generators and latrines.
One of two 16-inch gun batteries located at Camp Hero. Each battery consisted of two 16-inch guns built into a man-made hill with the guns connected by approximately 500 feet of underground tunnel for storing shells and powder, generators and latrines. The image used for this site depicts a gun that is similar to the one that had been located in Montauk. At the time of this photo the gun was located at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.