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This plan of the mine casemate at Fort Strong, Long Island, Boston Harbor is extracted from the Reports of Completed Works (RCWs) for that fort by the U.S. Army Engineers. It dates to about 1940.
The left-hand (westerly) portion of the casemate housed the bunk room for the crew, plus the Operating Room, which contained phones, switching equipment, and power panels for the mine fields. The right-hand (easterly) portion contained generators and a room full of storage batteries. The batteries supplied the DC current that was used to test and control the mines, plus the AC current (produced by an interrupter, or a DC-AC converter) that was used to fire the mines.
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Date |
circa 1940
date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Source | Reports of Completed Works (RCWs) |
Author | U.S. Army Engineers |
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