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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1907-1918) - Battery Lee is a reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] 5 inch gun battery on [[Fort Flagler]], Washington. | {{PageHeader}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1907-1918) - Battery Lee is a reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] 5 inch gun battery on [[Fort Flagler]], Washington. Named in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after Lt. [[Walter Hatch Lee]], [[U.S. Corps of Engineers]], who served in the [[1st Battalion of Engineers]] in the Philippine Operations of 1901, and died from wounds 10 Jun 1901. Battery construction started in 1899, was completed in 1900, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 17 Aug 1902 at a cost of $ 15,500. Deactivated in 1918. | |||
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[[Image:Fort Flagler Battery Lee.JPG| | [[Image:Fort Flagler Battery Lee.JPG|800px|thumb|center|Battery Lee]] | ||
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== [[Endicott Period]] == | |||
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Originally built as an [[Endicott Period]] concrete coastal gun battery with two 5" M1897 guns mounted on M1896 balanced pillar mounts. This is a two-story battery with the guns mounted on the upper level and two magazines on the lower level in an earth-covered structure between the two guns. No powder or shell hoists are provided. Electrical power for lighting is provided by the central power plant and commercial power. | |||
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[[Image:Fort Flagler Battery Lee Plan.JPG|thumb|left|795px|Battery Lee Plan]] | [[Image:Fort Flagler Battery Lee Plan.JPG|thumb|left|795px|Battery Lee Plan]] | ||
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== [[World War I]] == | == [[World War I]] == | ||
Guns and carriages were transferred to Grays Harbor Defense, WA (March 31, 1919) | Guns and carriages were transferred to Grays Harbor Defense, WA (March 31, 1919) | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
A part of Fort Flagler State Park, Jefferson County, Washington. The Battery is accessible to the public and the rooms are clean and dry but empty. No guns or carriages are in place. | |||
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'''Location:''' Fort Flagler, Washington | '''Location:''' Fort Flagler State Park, Jefferson County, Washington. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|48.102541|-122.691251}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|48.102541|-122.691251}} | ||
* Elevation: 66.82' | |||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=48.102541,|Lon=-122.691287}} Battery Lee | |||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
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'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
* [http://jnelsonphotography.smugmug.com/Coastal-Defenses-of-Puget/Fort-Flagler-State-Park-WA/Battery-Lee/10414857_6qDQH/ Battery Lee Photo Gallery] | |||
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{{Visited|28 Sep 2009}} | |||
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[[Category:Endicott Period Battery]] | [[Category:Endicott Period Battery]] | ||
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[[Category:Harbor Defense of Puget Sound]] | [[Category:Harbor Defense of Puget Sound]] | ||
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Battery Lee (1907-1918) - Battery Lee is a reinforced concrete Endicott Period 5 inch gun battery on Fort Flagler, Washington. Named in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after Lt. Walter Hatch Lee, U.S. Corps of Engineers, who served in the 1st Battalion of Engineers in the Philippine Operations of 1901, and died from wounds 10 Jun 1901. Battery construction started in 1899, was completed in 1900, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 17 Aug 1902 at a cost of $ 15,500. Deactivated in 1918.
Endicott PeriodPart of the Harbor Defense of Puget Sound. Originally built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with two 5" M1897 guns mounted on M1896 balanced pillar mounts. This is a two-story battery with the guns mounted on the upper level and two magazines on the lower level in an earth-covered structure between the two guns. No powder or shell hoists are provided. Electrical power for lighting is provided by the central power plant and commercial power.
World War IGuns and carriages were transferred to Grays Harbor Defense, WA (March 31, 1919) Current StatusA part of Fort Flagler State Park, Jefferson County, Washington. The Battery is accessible to the public and the rooms are clean and dry but empty. No guns or carriages are in place.
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