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Monroe. Fort Story was the only location to receive these howitzers, though a few other harbor defenses received the longer 16-inch guns in the 1920s. The artillery were not accompanied by smaller-caliber rapid-fire guns until 1942.
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2058:Government
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1745:Portsmouth
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220:Yorktown
172:Overview
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1826:History
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