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'''Battery Wansboro''' (1907-1945) - Battery Wansboro is a reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] 3- inch gun battery on [[Fort Flagler]], Washington. Named in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after 2nd Lt. [[Thomas A. Wansboro]], [[7th U.S. Infantry]], who was killed in action 1 Jul 1898 at El Caney, Cuba, during the [[Spanish-American War]]. Battery construction started in 1903, was completed in 1905, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 23 Apr 1907 at a cost of $ 14,000. Abandoned in 1946. | '''Battery Wansboro''' (1907-1945) - Battery Wansboro is a reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] 3- inch gun battery on [[Fort Flagler]], Washington. Named in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after 2nd Lt. [[Thomas A. Wansboro]], [[7th U.S. Infantry]], who was killed in action 1 Jul 1898 at El Caney, Cuba, during the [[Spanish-American War]]. Battery construction started in 1903, was completed in 1905, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 23 Apr 1907 at a cost of $ 14,000. Abandoned in 1946. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
A part of Fort Flagler State Park, Jefferson County, Washington. The battery is accessible to the public with period guns on display. After [[Fort Flagler]] was purchased as a state park, two 3” M1903 guns and carriages were brought over from Fort Wint in the Philippines and installed for display. The battery’s magazines have 155mm powder canisters (empty) in racks on display behind mesh barriers. | A part of Fort Flagler State Park, Jefferson County, Washington. The battery is accessible to the public with period guns on display. After [[Fort Flagler]] was purchased as a state park, two 3” M1903 guns and carriages were brought over from Fort Wint in the Philippines and installed for display. The battery’s magazines have 155mm powder canisters (empty) in racks on display behind mesh barriers. | ||
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{{#display_map: | ==Context== | ||
{{Location|Fort Flagler Jefferson County, Washington.|48.092813|-122.692976|55}} | |||
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48.092813,-122.692976~Battery Wansboro<br>(1907-1946); | 48.092813,-122.692976~Battery Wansboro<br>(1907-1946); | ||
48.092705,-122.692993~ Gun Emplacement #1; | 48.092705,-122.692993~ Gun Emplacement #1; | ||
48.092877,-122.692959~ Gun Emplacement #2}} | 48.092877,-122.692959~ Gun Emplacement #2}} --> | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | <!-- '''GPS Locations:''' | ||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=48.092813|Lon= -122.692976}} Battery Wansboro | * {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=48.092813|Lon= -122.692976}} Battery Wansboro --> | ||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
{{CDSGPacific}} | {{CDSGPacific}} | ||
==Picture Gallery== | ==Picture Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro - 1.JPG|Battery Wansboro Gun #1 Emplacement | |||
File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro - 2.JPG|Battery Wansboro Gun #2 Emplacement | |||
File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Magazine 1.JPG|Battery Wansboro #1 Magazine Display | |||
File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Magazine 2.JPG|Battery Wansboro #2 Magazine Display | |||
File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Magazines.jpg|Battery Wansboro Magazines & Store Room | |||
File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro CRF-BC - 6.jpg|Battery Wansboro BC and CRF Station | |||
File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Gun -2.jpg|Battery Wansboro Gun #1 | |||
File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Gun -1.jpg|Battery Wansboro Gun #2 | |||
File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Gun -1 Muzzle.jpg|Battery Wansboro Gun #2 Muzzle | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Washington Batteries]] | |||
[[Category:Endicott Period Batteries]] | |||
[[Category:Coastal Sites]] | |||
[[Category:Washington | |||
[[Category:Endicott Period | |||
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[[Category:Harbor Defense of Puget Sound]] | [[Category:Harbor Defense of Puget Sound]] | ||
[[Category:2010 CDSG Meeting]] | [[Category:2010 CDSG Meeting]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:44, 23 August 2026
Battery Wansboro (1907-1945) - Battery Wansboro is a reinforced concrete Endicott Period 3- inch gun battery on Fort Flagler, Washington. Named in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after 2nd Lt. Thomas A. Wansboro, 7th U.S. Infantry, who was killed in action 1 Jul 1898 at El Caney, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War. Battery construction started in 1903, was completed in 1905, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 23 Apr 1907 at a cost of $ 14,000. Abandoned in 1946.
Endicott Period
Part of the Harbor Defense of Puget Sound. Battery Wansboro faces Admiralty Inlet on the east shore of Fort Flagler in Washington State.
The battery consisted of two, 3” M1903 guns on M1903 pedestal mount carriages, with two supporting magazines and a center storeroom. In October 1945, both guns and carriages were declared obsolete and in March 1946, both guns and their carriages were processed for salvage.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3" Rifle | 170" | M1903 | 35 | Watervliet | Pedestal Mount, M1903, #16, Watertown | 1907-1946 | See Note 1 | |
| 2 | 3" Rifle | 170" | M1903 | 16 | Watervliet | Pedestal Mount, M1903, #79, Watertown | 1907-1946 | See Note 1 | |
| Source: Coast Defense Study Group, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 74-75, 216 Note 1: Guns and carriages declared obsolete 18 Oct 1945 and processed for salvage 7 Mar 1946. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA | |||||||||
Current Status
A part of Fort Flagler State Park, Jefferson County, Washington. The battery is accessible to the public with period guns on display. After Fort Flagler was purchased as a state park, two 3” M1903 guns and carriages were brought over from Fort Wint in the Philippines and installed for display. The battery’s magazines have 155mm powder canisters (empty) in racks on display behind mesh barriers.
Context
Location:
Fort Flagler Jefferson County, Washington.
Lat: 48.093° Long: -122.693° Elevation: 55'
Bing, Google,
OldMapsOnline,
USGS, OHM
Sources:
Picture Gallery
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Battery Wansboro Gun #1 Emplacement -
Battery Wansboro Gun #2 Emplacement -
Battery Wansboro #1 Magazine Display -
Battery Wansboro #2 Magazine Display -
Battery Wansboro Magazines & Store Room -
Battery Wansboro BC and CRF Station -
Battery Wansboro Gun #1 -
Battery Wansboro Gun #2 -
Battery Wansboro Gun #2 Muzzle
Related:
7th U.S. Infantry, CDSG Gun Card Collection, Endicott Period, Fort Flagler, NARA,