Battery Alexander - Marin County, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 49.558 W 122° 31.723
10S E 541475 N 4186609
A plaque at the Marin Headlands in Marin County, CA.
Waymark Code: WMKC5H
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2014
Views: 3
"Battery Alexander, fully armed kly 1906, mounted eight 12-inch mortars designed to fire shells in a high arcup and then down onto the decks of enemy battleships. Low-trajectory gunfire from nearby batteries, aimed close to the enemy's waterline, would have joined Battery Alexander's morta fire.
Because it was believed that mortars were less accurate than guns, all the mortars in a pit, or an entire battery, would fire at an enemy battleship at the same time. However, by 1918, during World War I, it had become clear ttat these massive weapons were more accurate than had been expected, and two mortars were remoVed from each of Battery Alexander's two pits. Battery Alexander remained a four-mortar operation until 1943, when the new era of aerial attack rendered it obsolete."
Group that erected the marker: NPS
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Field Rd
Marin Headlands, CA USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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