As part of a school assignment, my daughter had control of the camera today. All pictures are courtesy of Lily Kimura.
A 10" gun points out over over Admiralty Inlet. Several of the guns at Fort Casey, including this one, were 'disappearing' guns. Through a use of counterweight and the recoil of the weapon, these weapons were designed to be exposed only briefly when firing. After sending their 617 pound shell up to 8 miles away, they would then 'disappear' below the edge of the fortification to be reloaded.
The entrance to the Puget Sound was protected by a triangle of fire - three fortifications located on either side of the shipping lane. Fort Worden and Fort Flagler were located on the west side of Admiralty Inlet, while Fort Casey was located on Whidbey Island, the east side of the waterway. Now a state park, the facility was fortified from 1898 through WWI and then briefly at the beginning of WWII, Fort Casey's armament included seven 10-inch rifled guns, sixteen 12-inch mortars, six 6-inch, two 5-inch guns and four 3-inch guns.
The Coupeville-Port Townsend ferry runs from a terminal at the base of the bluff in which Fort Casey is located at Keystone Harbor.
The Admiralty Head Lighthouse, constructed in 1903, is located on the eastern edge of the park. It is no longer in operation, but serves as an interpretive center and gift shop.
On this wet Black Friday there were a pair of Sea Lions just offshore.
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