Again, anti-submarine nets were stretched across the harbor between Fort Wool and Fort Monroe.
Battery 229 with two 6-inch shielded guns on long range carriages was constructed on a rebuilt Battery Horatio Gates from March 1943 to January 1944. The work was completed and the shielded carriages were installed; however, the gun tubes were not installed.
On 30 September 1943, the installation was completed on an SCR-296A radar to provide fire control for Battery 229, which of course, was never needed.
The previous six-inch guns were scrapped in 1942-1943. Battery Lee's four 3-inch guns were transferred to Fort Story (across the bay by Virginia Beach), two each in 1942 and 1943.
In 1946, Battery Hindman's pair of three-inch guns were transferred to Fort Monroe as a saluting battery.
--Old Secesh
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