12-inch gun M1895
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The 12-inch coastal defense gun M1895 and its variants the M1888 and M1900 were large coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major American seaports between 1895 and 1945. For most of their hist
12-inch M1895 coastal defense gun being fired by lanyard
M1895 coastal defense 12-inch gun on M1896 disappearing carriage.
A coastal defense 12-inch gun on an M1895 disappearing carriage, showing raised and lowered positions.
A 12-inch M1895 railway gun.
Fort Mills
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Fort Mills was the location of US Major General George F. Moore's headquarters for the Philippine Department's Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays in early World War II, and was the largest seaco
The Harbor of Manila and Surrounding Areas
12-inch (305 mm) mortars of Battery Way in 2007
12-inch (305 mm) M1895 gun of Battery Hearn circa 2010