Base end station

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Base end station is a structure built into a cliffside facing a body of water and used to triangulate positions of ships with other similar stations scattered throughout the area.[1] Once these base end stations establish ship positions coastal artillery may proceed to bombard those ships to prevent attacks upon coastal positions.

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Side view

[edit] Base end Stations Today

Base end stations no longer exist except as ruins subject to the attention of tour groups.[2] One such example resides at Muir Beach Overlook.

Radar replaced base end stations' ship locating function.[3]

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