Battery Gun
Oak Harbor, WA - Whidbey Island - Fort Casey Historical State Park - HISTORY: Fort Casey was named for Brigadier General Thomas Lincoln Casey, U.S. Army Chief of Engineers. Designed as part of the massive modernization program of U.S. seacoast fortifications initiated by the Endicott Board, construction on Fort Casey began in 1897. In 1901, the big guns on disappearing carriages, which could be raised out of their protective emplacements so that the guns were exposed only long enough to fire, became active. However, the fort's batteries became obsolete almost as soon as their construction was completed. The invention of the airplane in 1903, and the subsequent development of military aircraft made the fort vulnerable to air attack. In addition, the development of battleships with increasingly accurate weaponry transformed the static strategies of the nineteenth century into obsolescence. [Wiki]
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BIRDS-WILDLIFE-AUSTRALIA
on March 20, 2022I have an uncanny feeling the Ukrainians would put this retired piece of artillery to good use would they get their hands on it. Superb shot of this monster ! Hi Rick, we have decided to go away travelling for a couple of weeks. See you upon returning, cheers !
nelli
on November 11, 2020OH WOW LOVE THIS PHOTO . 1897 WAS A LONG TIME AGO. I CAN IMAGINE HOW WELL CONSTRUCTED THIS GUN MUST BE.
I TOO, LOVE THAT YOU KEPT THE CHILD ON THE WALL IN THE SHOT.
Arnold Dubin
on November 2, 2020Rick, You did a superb composing this photo. I also like how you captured the little boy walking on the wall. Looks dangerous to me that his parents let him do that.
Darlene Jansen
on November 1, 2020Outstanding capture & really enjoyed all the info as well!
geoghanart
on November 1, 2020Excellent capture and interesting information to give extra interest to the image.
Lgood
on November 1, 2020Very impressive big gun to be sure. It's a good thing that the Fort is still open for people to visit and see what it was like at the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries. Great image!
jeanS Photo
on November 1, 2020Very impressive, great POV and shot
Pascale GUY
on November 1, 2020Interesting PoV ! Great notion of scale !
Marc DeGirolamo
on November 1, 2020Now that is a big gun...nice shot :-)
Wayne Wendel
on November 1, 2020Terrific photo, Rick. I can see how a big gun like this can control this section of water.