#2 Gun position and the #2 Magazines,
Battery Benson

Fort Worden, HD Puget Sound
A.M.T.B. btry Ft. Flagler.

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Looking west at the #2 emplacement.
April 2004
The far west observation station.
April 2004
Looking northwest in the #2 telephone booth, later used as an oil room.
April 2004
The west corner of the telephone booth. Note the speaking tube near the lower edge, which connected to the switchboard room below.
April 2004
The stairs to the west center observation station.
April 2004



Looking north along the truck corridor.
April 2004
The #2 tool room.
March 2002
The top of the shell hoist.
April 2004
The top of the powder hoist.
April 2004
Looking north at the two center rooms.
April 2004
The northwest side of the west center room.
April 2004
Looking north at the stairs up to the parapet and the door to the powder passage.
April 2004
Looking north at the #2 emplacement.
April 2004
The shot truck recess.
April 2004
Detail of the northeast wall of the telephone booth.
April 2004
Looking southwest at the west center observation station.
April 2004



The top of the #2 hoists, looking west.
April 2004
Looking northwest in the #2 store room.
April 2004
Detail of the latch on the shell hoist door.
April 2004
Looking out of the west center room.
April 2004
The #2 powder passage stairs.
April 2004





Hoist room





Looking east in the hoist room.
April 2004
The west corner of the hoist room.
April 2004
Looking up the powder hoist shaft.
April 2004
The south side of the hoist room.
April 2004
Looking north.
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 north end of the shell room.
April 2004
Looking southwest at the #2 magazines.
April 2004
Detail of the powder room roof.
April 2004
The southeast end of the powder room.
April 2004
Looking southeast in the shell room.
April 2004
Looking northeast in the powder passage.
March 2002






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