Battery 223 was a 6-inch gun battery that formed a part of coastal defenses around Delaware Bay during World War II. Cape May Point State Park, NJ USA

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Battery 223 was built at the start of World War !! with the intention of strengthening coastal defenses. One of three batteries associated with Fort Miles of Cape Helopen, Delaware, the bunker was equipped with a 6-inch gun battery that could reach 9 miles and protect the entrance to Delaware Bay

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Cape May Point State Park, New Jersey, USA
Photo credit: © John Van Decker / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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