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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1945) - Battery Pratt was a concrete [[ | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1945) - Battery Pratt was a concrete [[Endicott Period]] battery built at [[Fort Stevens (1)|Fort Stevens ]] between May 1899 and Jun 1900 at a cost of $59,860.19 and was transferred for service 28 Jun 1900. Battery Pratt was named after Bvt. Captain [[James P. Pratt]]<!-- not USMA --> who was killed 29 May 1864 at Bethesda Church, Virginia, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Deactivated in 1945. | ||
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[[Image:BatteryPratt Gun.gif| | [[Image:BatteryPratt Gun.gif|350px|thumb|left|Battery Pratt Gun]] | ||
[[Image:Fort Stevens.gif| | [[Image:Fort Stevens.gif|350px|thumb|right|Battery Pratt Gun]] | ||
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== [[Endicott Period]] (1890-1910) == | |||
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A concrete [[Endicott Period]] battery facing the mouth of the Columbia River with two, 6" M1897MI rifles on M1898 disappearing carriages. Designed to supplement the six, 10" rifles of the West Battery and upgraded just before [[World War II]] to protect the Columbia River minefields. A separate Command station was located to the right of the Battery on top of a tall metal column. Deactivated in 1945 at the close of [[World War II]]. | |||
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[[Image:Fort Stevens Battery Pratt Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Battery Pratt Plan]] | |||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
The battery is in good condition and accessible to the public. The original guns and carriages are gone but a replica of one disappearing gun is being built and installed, see the picture gallery below. | |||
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( | (B) 46.20716, -123.96689, Battery Pratt | ||
(2) 46.207168, -123.967071, Gun #2 | (1900-1945) | ||
(1) 46.207176, -123.966706, Gun #1 | (2) 46.207168, -123.967071, Gun Emplacement #2 | ||
(1) 46.207176, -123.966706, Gun Emplacement #1 | |||
(C) 46.206942, -123.965371, Battery Pratt Command Center | (C) 46.206942, -123.965371, Battery Pratt Command Center | ||
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'''Location:''' On [[Fort Stevens]], Oregon | '''Location:''' On [[Fort Stevens (1)]], Clatsop County, Oregon | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|46.207157|-123.966891}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|46.207157|-123.966891}} | ||
* Elevation: 31' | * Elevation: 31' | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=|Lon=}} | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=46.20716|Lon=-123.96689}} Battery Pratt | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=46.207168|Lon=-123.967071}} Gun Emplacement #2 | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=46.207176|Lon=-123.966706}} Gun Emplacement #1 | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=46.206942|Lon=-123.965371}} Battery Pratt Command Center | |||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
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'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
* [http://www.cdsg.org/HDCRdata/bpratt.htm Coast Defense Study Group Battery Pratt] | |||
* [http://www.cdsg.org/bpratt1.htm Battery Pratt restoration] | * [http://www.cdsg.org/bpratt1.htm Battery Pratt restoration] | ||
* [http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/scottjc/hdc.htm HDCR During the Second World War] | * [http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/scottjc/hdc.htm HDCR During the Second World War] | ||
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{{Visited|18 May 2008}} | {{Visited|20 Sep 2008, 18 May 2008}} | ||
== | == Picture Gallery== | ||
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Image:FtStevens BtyPratt - 11.jpg|Battery Pratt | Image:FtStevens BtyPratt - 11.jpg|Battery Pratt | ||
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[[Category:All]] | [[Category:All]] | ||
[[Category:Oregon All]] | [[Category:Oregon All]] | ||
[[Category:Oregon | [[Category:Oregon Battery]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Oregon Clatsop County]] | ||
[[Category:Coastal | [[Category:Coastal Battery]] | ||
[[Category:Endicott Period Battery]] | |||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Harbor Defense of the Columbia]] | ||
[[Category:Fort Stevens]] | [[Category:Fort Stevens]] | ||
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Battery Pratt (1900-1945) - Battery Pratt was a concrete Endicott Period battery built at Fort Stevens between May 1899 and Jun 1900 at a cost of $59,860.19 and was transferred for service 28 Jun 1900. Battery Pratt was named after Bvt. Captain James P. Pratt who was killed 29 May 1864 at Bethesda Church, Virginia, during the U.S. Civil War. Deactivated in 1945.
 
Endicott Period (1890-1910)Part of the Harbor Defense of the Columbia. A concrete Endicott Period battery facing the mouth of the Columbia River with two, 6" M1897MI rifles on M1898 disappearing carriages. Designed to supplement the six, 10" rifles of the West Battery and upgraded just before World War II to protect the Columbia River minefields. A separate Command station was located to the right of the Battery on top of a tall metal column. Deactivated in 1945 at the close of World War II.
Current StatusThe battery is in good condition and accessible to the public. The original guns and carriages are gone but a replica of one disappearing gun is being built and installed, see the picture gallery below.
Sources:
Links:
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Visited: 20 Sep 2008, 18 May 2008 Picture Gallery
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