Battery Arnold

Battery Arnold. . The three 12-inch guns were mounted at Fort Mott between February and June, 1898. The guns and carriages were unloaded from vessels at the government wharf and transported down the rail lines behind the parapet. The guns were hauled up inclined trestles that were constructed at each emplacement., 12-inch gun: Model 1888 , Overall length 36.66’ , Weight of Gun 116,480 Pounds , Muzzle Velocity 1,975 Feet per Second , Maximum Recorded Range Fired 17,320 Yards (9.8 miles) , Weight of Projectile 1,000 Pounds , Weight of Powder Charge 450 Pounds , Chamber Pressure 27,040 Foot Tons, 12-inch Disappearing Carriage: Model 1896 , Loading Angle 5 Degrees , Firing Angle -5 to +15 Degrees , Traverse 115 Degrees , Weight of Carriage 480,900 Pounds , Type of Sight 3 inch Telescope Model 1904 , Weight of Counter Weight 162,280 Pounds, General Lewis G. Arnold , Born in New Jersey, Arnold was a Military Academy Cadet from 1833 to 1837 and graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 2d Artillery. He served with distinction in the Florida, Mexican and Civil Wars and attained the rank of Brigadier-General of Volunteers in 1862.