Battery Cooper - Pensacola, FL
N 30° 19.235 W 087° 16.947
16R E 472846 N 3354343
Battery Cooper was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period 6 inch coastal gun battery near Fort Pickens.
Waymark Code: WMVKPJ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2017
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Battery Cooper was originally built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with two 6" M1903 rapid fire guns mounted on M1903 disappearing carriages.
This is a two story battery with the guns mounted on the upper level and the magazines on the lower level. A common shell room and a common powder room serviced both emplacements. No powder or projectile hoists were installed.
Both Battery Cooper M1903 gun tubes were removed as a part of the World War II redistribution and shipped to Watervliet 17 Nov 1917 for modification. Both guns eventually made their way to France in July 1917 and were returned to the U.S. in May and Jun 1919 but they were not returned to Battery Cooper. The carriages remained in place until the 1920 disarmament program and they scrapped in May 1920. In 1976, a 6" gun and carriage was transferred from West Point and mounted in emplacement #1 of Battery Cooper as a display piece.
The year the "Fort" was constructed or started.: 1905
Name of "Country" or "Nation" that constructed this "Fort": USA
Was this "Fort" involved in any armed conflicts?: No it wasn't
What was the primary purpose of this "Historic Fort"?: For protecting a travel or shipping route
Current condition: Preserved by the Natinal Park Service
This site is administered by ----: Natinal Park Service
If admission is charged -: 8.00 (listed in local currency)
Open to the public?: Restricted hours -Admission charged
Link to web-site that best describes this "Historic Fort": [Web Link]
Official or advertised web-page: Not listed
Link if this "Fort" is registered on your Countries/ State "Registry of Historical Sites or Buildi: Not listed
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