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Battery Smith (118-2)

1941

N 38°46.253 W075°05.232 (Biden Center)

Located at the university research center.
Named in late 1941 after Major General William R. Smith who died a
few months earlier. Armed with two 16-inch Navy MkII-MI guns on
shielded M4 barbette carriages.
{see "American Seacoast Defenses" 2nd Ed. page 176}


Gun portal #1.

Gun portal #2.

Entrance #2.

Entrance #1.

Center entrance

Interior casemate #2 - modified for recreational use.

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