Heavy gun mounts outside USA
January 2nd, 2009 From
>Date: Tue, 16 Sep 97 14:32:30 EDT
>From: JOHN SZALAY
>X-To: “mahan@microworks.net”
>To: mahan@microworks.net
>Subject: RE: Heavy gun mounts outside USA
>Precendence: bulk
>Sender: mahan-owner@microworks.net
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>While NOT navy turrets, Finland has a restored 12in turret once used
>for coast artillery, and now a museum. They have a site on the web for
>futher information.
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> http://www.hkkk.fi/~yrjola/war/coast/kuivasaa.html
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>I stumbled on that site while reseaching coast artillery batteries
>such as the one my father manned on the beach at Waikiki in the 30-40’s
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>FWIW: and I believe it has been pointed out here before, 2 of the
>12in turrets from the Arizona were salvaged and were to be used as coast
>artillery batteries, however only one was ever completely installed .
>Both were scrapped in the late 40’s with the disbanding of the coast
>artillery systems of the US.
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> John Szalay
> jpszalay@tacl.dnet.ge.com