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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1906-1945) - Battery Inman was a reinforced concrete, [[Endicott Period]] 3 inch coastal gun battery on [[Fort Taylor (2)]], Florida. The battery was named in G.O. 20, 25 Jan 1906, for | {{PageHeader}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1906-1945) - Battery Inman was a reinforced concrete, [[Endicott Period]] 3 inch coastal gun battery on [[Fort Taylor (2)]], Monroe County, Florida. The battery was named in G.O. 20, 25 Jan 1906, for Captain [[Shadrach Inman]], Georgia Militia, [[Revolutionary War]], who was killed in action at Musgrove's Mill, South Carolina, 18 Aug 1780. Battery construction started Feb 1904, was completed Dec 1904 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 26 Apr 1906 at a cost of $ 14,300.00. Deactivated in 1945. | |||
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Originally built as an [[Endicott Period]] concrete coastal gun battery with two 3" M1903 guns mounted on M1903 pedestal mounts. Battery Inman was a two story battery with the guns mounted on the upper level and two magazines located on the lower level. The Battery was built into an existing, unfinished, [[U.S. Civil War]] fortification known as the West Martello Tower in Key West. No powder or shell hoists were required because the 3" ammunition was light enough to be hand carried. The Battery was not wired for electricity but electric power for incidental lighting was provided by commercial sources. | Originally built as an [[Endicott Period]] concrete coastal gun battery with two 3" M1903 guns mounted on M1903 pedestal mounts. Battery Inman was a two story battery with the guns mounted on the upper level and two magazines located on the lower level. The Battery was built into an existing, unfinished, [[U.S. Civil War]] fortification known as the West Martello Tower in Key West. No powder or shell hoists were required because the 3" ammunition was light enough to be hand carried. The Battery was not wired for electricity but electric power for incidental lighting was provided by commercial sources. | ||
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== [[World War I]] == | == [[World War I]] == | ||
The pedestal mounts for Battery Inman were transferred to [[Fort Taylor (2)]] 2 Jun 1909 but the M1903 guns were not mounted until 16 Oct 1917 and not test fired until 14 Dec 1917. In 1921 the battery platforms were widened and hand rails added at a cost of $300.00. In 1922 a 9 foot [[C.R.F.]] was built behind Battery Inman at a cost of $ | The pedestal mounts for Battery Inman were transferred to [[Fort Taylor (2)]] 2 Jun 1909 but the M1903 guns were not mounted until 16 Oct 1917 and not test fired until 14 Dec 1917. In 1921 the battery platforms were widened and hand rails added at a cost of $300.00. In 1922 a 9 foot [[C.R.F.]] was built behind Battery Inman at a cost of $ 2,900.00, it was accepted for service 11 Aug 1922. | ||
== [[World War II]] == | == [[World War II]] == | ||
Battery Inman remained active through most of [[World War II]] but the guns and carriages were declared obsolete in 1945 and processed for salvage 14 May 1945 | Battery Inman remained active through most of [[World War II]] but the guns and carriages were declared obsolete in 1945 and processed for salvage 14 May 1945 | ||
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'''Location:''' Key West, Florida | '''Location:''' Key West, Monroe County, Florida | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
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{{Visited|30 Dec 2009}} | {{Visited|30 Dec 2009}} | ||
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[[Category:Florida Battery]] | [[Category:Florida Battery]] | ||
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[[Category:Harbor Defense of Key West]] | [[Category:Harbor Defense of Key West]] | ||
[[Category:2009 Southern Trip]] | [[Category:2009 Southern Trip]] | ||
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Battery Inman (1906-1945) - Battery Inman was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period 3 inch coastal gun battery on Fort Taylor (2), Monroe County, Florida. The battery was named in G.O. 20, 25 Jan 1906, for Captain Shadrach Inman, Georgia Militia, Revolutionary War, who was killed in action at Musgrove's Mill, South Carolina, 18 Aug 1780. Battery construction started Feb 1904, was completed Dec 1904 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 26 Apr 1906 at a cost of $ 14,300.00. Deactivated in 1945.
Endicott PeriodPart of the Harbor Defense of Key West. Originally built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with two 3" M1903 guns mounted on M1903 pedestal mounts. Battery Inman was a two story battery with the guns mounted on the upper level and two magazines located on the lower level. The Battery was built into an existing, unfinished, U.S. Civil War fortification known as the West Martello Tower in Key West. No powder or shell hoists were required because the 3" ammunition was light enough to be hand carried. The Battery was not wired for electricity but electric power for incidental lighting was provided by commercial sources.
World War IThe pedestal mounts for Battery Inman were transferred to Fort Taylor (2) 2 Jun 1909 but the M1903 guns were not mounted until 16 Oct 1917 and not test fired until 14 Dec 1917. In 1921 the battery platforms were widened and hand rails added at a cost of $300.00. In 1922 a 9 foot C.R.F. was built behind Battery Inman at a cost of $ 2,900.00, it was accepted for service 11 Aug 1922. World War IIBattery Inman remained active through most of World War II but the guns and carriages were declared obsolete in 1945 and processed for salvage 14 May 1945 Current StatusCurrently a part of the Joe Allen Garden Center operated by the Key West Garden Center. No period guns or mounts in place.
Sources: Links: Visited: 30 Dec 2009 Battery Inman Picture Gallery
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