#1 Gun position and the #1 Magazines,
Battery Benson
Fort Worden, HD Puget Sound
A.M.T.B. btry Ft. Flagler.

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Looking west at the #1 emplacement.
April 2004
The far east observation station.
April 2004
Looking northwest in the #1 telephone booth, later used as an oil room.
April 2004
Detail of the rammer recess.
April 2004



Looking west along the truck corridor.
April 2004
The top of the #1 hoists, looking north.
April 2004
Looking northwest at the two center rooms.
April 2004
The south side of the east center room.
April 2004
Looking west at the stairs up to the parapet and the door to the powder passage.
April 2004
Looking north at the #1 emplacement.
April 2004
The shot truck recess.
March 2002
The southwest wall of the telephone booth.
April 2004
The stairs to the east center observation station.
April 2004



The door to the #1 tool room and a store room.
April 2004
Detail of the shell hoist's counterweight pulley.
April 2004
Looking northwest in the east center room.
April 2004
Looking down the stairs to the powder passage.
April 2004




Hoist room




Looking west in the hoist room.
April 2004
The east end of the hoist room.
April 2004
Looking up the powder hoist shaft.
April 2004
Doors to the powder room and shell room.
April 2004
Looking southwest in the hoist room.
April 2004
Looking up the shell hoist shaft.
April 2004




Magazines

The magazines in Battery Benson are semi-independent from the main structure. The wall separating the powder room from the shell room extends to the ceiling, but the other four walls stop short and support a wooden roof. This was intended to prevent condensation and water seepage. A similar system was used at Battery Kinzie.


Looking north in the powder room.
April 2004
The south corner of the powder room.
April 2004
Detail of the powder room's roof.
April 2004
The east corner of the powder room.
April 2004
Looking west in the powder room.
April 2004
Detail of a recess in the wall between the powder room and the hoist room. This allowed the inner door of the power room (not shown) to open out towards the hoist room without hitting the outer door frame.
April 2004

Looking south in the shell room.
April 2004
Looking in to the shell room from the hoist room.
April 2004
The powder passage side of the magazine.
April 2004
The north end of the shell room.
April 2004
Looking southwest in the powder passage.
April 2004






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