Hartshorne Woods Park (Rocky Point Entrance)
1402 Portland Road
Highlands, NJ 07732
Battery Lewis was built in 1942 to compliment an identical battery built at New Yorks Fort Tilden. Battery Lewis housed two 16-inch naval guns, capable of firing 16-inch projectiles. Never fired in an attack, Battery Lewis only let its two guns fire once. After many days of public warning and multiple announcements the guns were fired as a test. Many houses in the surrounding area had windows shattered and reports state that the firing of the guns could be heard in nearby Staten Island, New York. After the firing the guns would remain silent for seven more years until Battery Lewis was declared surplus and following that the removing of the guns. Sitting on the highest point on the East Coast from Southern Maine to the tip of Florida the Atlantic Highlands was a valuable position to defend the New York harbor during WWII.
In World War 2, this base was the site of Battery Issac N. Lewis (Construction Number 116), which consisted of two 16-inch Navy guns, Model MkIIMI on M4 barbette carriages, installed in concrete casemates.
These guns weighed over 128 tons each, were 68 feet long, and could fire a 2,240 lb pound (16-inch diameter) armor-piercing projectile at targets up to 25 miles away. The crewmen worked inside the protection of the concrete casemates and used overhead hoists to load the projectile and the 648 lbs of powder contained within three separate powder bags.
These two guns had an interlocking field-of-fire with the twin 16-inch guns of Fort Tilden that could hit any enemy ship approaching the New York Harbor. These guns had a service life of only 200 rounds each and were only fired during the proof firing and annual service practice. Although German submarines were operating within visual range of this facility, these guns were never fired at an enemy ship. Along with the other fortifications of the New York Harbor, this facility safeguarded the New York Harbor during WWII.
Tags: Highlands New Jersey United States Jersey Shore Battery Lewis Hartshorne Woods Park Fort Tilden Naval Guns Battery 116 Coastal Defense The Corporation Rocky Point Entrance Issac N. Lewis Construction Number 116 Model MkIIMI M4 Barbette Carriages Concrete Casemates
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Hartshorne Woods Park (Rocky Point Entrance)
1402 Portland Road
Highlands, NJ 07732
Battery Lewis was built in 1942 to compliment an identical battery built at New Yorks Fort Tilden. Battery Lewis housed two 16-inch naval guns, capable of firing 16-inch projectiles. Never fired in an attack, Battery Lewis only let its two guns fire once. After many days of public warning and multiple announcements the guns were fired as a test. Many houses in the surrounding area had windows shattered and reports state that the firing of the guns could be heard in nearby Staten Island, New York. After the firing the guns would remain silent for seven more years until Battery Lewis was declared surplus and following that the removing of the guns. Sitting on the highest point on the East Coast from Southern Maine to the tip of Florida the Atlantic Highlands was a valuable position to defend the New York harbor during WWII.
In World War 2, this base was the site of Battery Issac N. Lewis (Construction Number 116), which consisted of two 16-inch Navy guns, Model MkIIMI on M4 barbette carriages, installed in concrete casemates.
These guns weighed over 128 tons each, were 68 feet long, and could fire a 2,240 lb pound (16-inch diameter) armor-piercing projectile at targets up to 25 miles away. The crewmen worked inside the protection of the concrete casemates and used overhead hoists to load the projectile and the 648 lbs of powder contained within three separate powder bags.
These two guns had an interlocking field-of-fire with the twin 16-inch guns of Fort Tilden that could hit any enemy ship approaching the New York Harbor. These guns had a service life of only 200 rounds each and were only fired during the proof firing and annual service practice. Although German submarines were operating within visual range of this facility, these guns were never fired at an enemy ship. Along with the other fortifications of the New York Harbor, this facility safeguarded the New York Harbor during WWII.
Tags: Highlands New Jersey United States Jersey Shore Hartshorne Woods Park Rocky Point Entrance Battery Lewis The Corporation Graffiti Naval Guns Coastal Defense Issac N. Lewis Construction Number 116 Battery 116 Model MkIIMI M4 Barbette Carriages Fort Tilden
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Hartshorne Woods Park (Rocky Point Entrance)
1402 Portland Road
Highlands, NJ 07732
Battery Lewis was built in 1942 to compliment an identical battery built at New Yorks Fort Tilden. Battery Lewis housed two 16-inch naval guns, capable of firing 16-inch projectiles. Never fired in an attack, Battery Lewis only let its two guns fire once. After many days of public warning and multiple announcements the guns were fired as a test. Many houses in the surrounding area had windows shattered and reports state that the firing of the guns could be heard in nearby Staten Island, New York. After the firing the guns would remain silent for seven more years until Battery Lewis was declared surplus and following that the removing of the guns. Sitting on the highest point on the East Coast from Southern Maine to the tip of Florida the Atlantic Highlands was a valuable position to defend the New York harbor during WWII.
In World War 2, this base was the site of Battery Issac N. Lewis (Construction Number 116), which consisted of two 16-inch Navy guns, Model MkIIMI on M4 barbette carriages, installed in concrete casemates.
These guns weighed over 128 tons each, were 68 feet long, and could fire a 2,240 lb pound (16-inch diameter) armor-piercing projectile at targets up to 25 miles away. The crewmen worked inside the protection of the concrete casemates and used overhead hoists to load the projectile and the 648 lbs of powder contained within three separate powder bags.
These two guns had an interlocking field-of-fire with the twin 16-inch guns of Fort Tilden that could hit any enemy ship approaching the New York Harbor. These guns had a service life of only 200 rounds each and were only fired during the proof firing and annual service practice. Although German submarines were operating within visual range of this facility, these guns were never fired at an enemy ship. Along with the other fortifications of the New York Harbor, this facility safeguarded the New York Harbor during WWII.
Tags: Highlands New Jersey United States Jersey Shore Battery Lewis Hartshorne Woods Park Fort Tilden Naval Guns Issac N. Lewis Construction Number 116 Battery 116 Model MkIIMI Graffiti The Corporation M4 Barbette Carriages Concrete Casemates Coastal Defense
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Hartshorne Woods Park (Rocky Point Entrance)
1402 Portland Road
Highlands, NJ 07732
Battery Lewis was built in 1942 to compliment an identical battery built at New Yorks Fort Tilden. Battery Lewis housed two 16-inch naval guns, capable of firing 16-inch projectiles. Never fired in an attack, Battery Lewis only let its two guns fire once. After many days of public warning and multiple announcements the guns were fired as a test. Many houses in the surrounding area had windows shattered and reports state that the firing of the guns could be heard in nearby Staten Island, New York. After the firing the guns would remain silent for seven more years until Battery Lewis was declared surplus and following that the removing of the guns. Sitting on the highest point on the East Coast from Southern Maine to the tip of Florida the Atlantic Highlands was a valuable position to defend the New York harbor during WWII.
In World War 2, this base was the site of Battery Issac N. Lewis (Construction Number 116), which consisted of two 16-inch Navy guns, Model MkIIMI on M4 barbette carriages, installed in concrete casemates.
These guns weighed over 128 tons each, were 68 feet long, and could fire a 2,240 lb pound (16-inch diameter) armor-piercing projectile at targets up to 25 miles away. The crewmen worked inside the protection of the concrete casemates and used overhead hoists to load the projectile and the 648 lbs of powder contained within three separate powder bags.
These two guns had an interlocking field-of-fire with the twin 16-inch guns of Fort Tilden that could hit any enemy ship approaching the New York Harbor. These guns had a service life of only 200 rounds each and were only fired during the proof firing and annual service practice. Although German submarines were operating within visual range of this facility, these guns were never fired at an enemy ship. Along with the other fortifications of the New York Harbor, this facility safeguarded the New York Harbor during WWII.
Tags: Highlands New Jersey United States Jersey Shore Coastal Defense Battery Lewis Hartshorne Woods Park Rocky Point Entrance Fort Tilden Issac N. Lewis Construction Number 116 Battery 116 Naval Guns Model MkIIMI M4 Barbette Carriages Concrete Casemates
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Hartshorne Woods Park (Rocky Point Entrance)
1402 Portland Road
Highlands, NJ 07732
Battery Lewis was built in 1942 to compliment an identical battery built at New Yorks Fort Tilden. Battery Lewis housed two 16-inch naval guns, capable of firing 16-inch projectiles. Never fired in an attack, Battery Lewis only let its two guns fire once. After many days of public warning and multiple announcements the guns were fired as a test. Many houses in the surrounding area had windows shattered and reports state that the firing of the guns could be heard in nearby Staten Island, New York. After the firing the guns would remain silent for seven more years until Battery Lewis was declared surplus and following that the removing of the guns. Sitting on the highest point on the East Coast from Southern Maine to the tip of Florida the Atlantic Highlands was a valuable position to defend the New York harbor during WWII.
In World War 2, this base was the site of Battery Issac N. Lewis (Construction Number 116), which consisted of two 16-inch Navy guns, Model MkIIMI on M4 barbette carriages, installed in concrete casemates.
These guns weighed over 128 tons each, were 68 feet long, and could fire a 2,240 lb pound (16-inch diameter) armor-piercing projectile at targets up to 25 miles away. The crewmen worked inside the protection of the concrete casemates and used overhead hoists to load the projectile and the 648 lbs of powder contained within three separate powder bags.
These two guns had an interlocking field-of-fire with the twin 16-inch guns of Fort Tilden that could hit any enemy ship approaching the New York Harbor. These guns had a service life of only 200 rounds each and were only fired during the proof firing and annual service practice. Although German submarines were operating within visual range of this facility, these guns were never fired at an enemy ship. Along with the other fortifications of the New York Harbor, this facility safeguarded the New York Harbor during WWII.
Tags: Highlands New Jersey United States Jersey Shore Battery Lewis Hartshorne Woods Park Fort Tilden Naval Guns Concrete Casemates
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