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Post by acefromearth on May 16, 2016 12:10:59 GMT
I know less about the Canadian defenses, but there was a program about the same time that followed the US coastal defenses. In the west it seems the US and Britain actually cooperated on building their defenses of the Puget Sound and Vancouver, which is funny because the US partially intended to protect against British invasion. Victoria has wonderful bunkers but I haven't managed time off work to go see them. It seems that the Canadian weapons weren't as advanced in the intended role, rather being repurposed naval guns. acefromearth, is that Victoria, Washington or Victoria BC? If Washington I may have to arrange a side trip on my next drive to the Enfilade! convention. Victoria, BC. But if you didn't know about it, the Puget Sound is littered with WWI and WWII bunkers and forts. Most were sold to the state and made into parks, accessible year round. Off the top of my head there's Forts Ward, Warden, and Flagler near Seattle, one of which houses the artillery museum. Forts Casey and Ebey on Whidbey Island. Camp Hayden at Salt Creek campground west of Port Angeles. Manchester Park near Bremerton, which had the torpedo and mine casings for the lower Sound. Then there's the battery on Goat Island near Laconner, inaccessible without a boat. And don't get me started on the post-WWII nuclear missile and radar sites!
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Post by acefromearth on May 16, 2016 12:19:21 GMT
Oh, and I wanted to respond to your statement about the high accuracy of the Coast Defense Artillery. In general you are correct, but there were a few exceptions. The boys manning the guns at Fort Delaware (just down the river from me) were notorious for their sloppy gunnery. To this day there is a 12" practice round on display in the town square of Salem, New Jersey where the shell landed during firing practice We don't count the East Coast out here. After all, they did try to nuke SC in the 60s.
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Post by scottwashburn on May 16, 2016 14:32:06 GMT
Well, they deserved it... Oh! You meant the 1960s!
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Post by terrance on May 17, 2016 3:47:44 GMT
acefromearth, is that Victoria, Washington or Victoria BC? If Washington I may have to arrange a side trip on my next drive to the Enfilade! convention. Victoria, BC. But if you didn't know about it, the Puget Sound is littered with WWI and WWII bunkers and forts. Most were sold to the state and made into parks, accessible year round. Off the top of my head there's Forts Ward, Warden, and Flagler near Seattle, one of which houses the artillery museum. Forts Casey and Ebey on Whidbey Island. Camp Hayden at Salt Creek campground west of Port Angeles. Manchester Park near Bremerton, which had the torpedo and mine casings for the lower Sound. Then there's the battery on Goat Island near Laconner, inaccessible without a boat. And don't get me started on the post-WWII nuclear missile and radar sites! Thanks acefromearth.
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