Battery Trueman

The Bethlehem Steel Company designed and built this Model 1902 3-inch rapid-fire gun sitting on a pedestal carriage. It had a maximum range of six miles.

Quick Facts

Period Built: 1905, Taft Era

Location: Near the west tip of Santa Rosa Island.

Notable Features: Held two 3-inch guns designed to work with the guns at Battery Payne in defending the entrance to Pensacola Harbor.

Did You Know?

Battery Trueman was named for Major Alexander Trueman of Maryland who died of wounds recieved in action with natives in 1792.