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Battery Trueman


Informational sign at Battery Trueman. "1905. Two 3-inch Rapid-Fire Rifles. This gun emplacement is part of a network of batteries. While heavy artillery kept battleships far out to sea, Trueman's 3-inch rapid-fire rifles could defend the inner channel and submarine minefield from fast torpedo boats and minesweepers. The two guns were moved to Battery Cullum in the in the 1940's when the minefield was eliminated."
Photo credit: The Florida Center for Instructional Technology, University of South Florida.

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