Battery Kinzie

Battery Kinzie (1912-1944) - Battery Kinzie is a concrete Endicott Period Battery located on Fort Worden, Jefferson County, Washington. Named in G.O. 245, 13 Dec 1909, for Brigadier General David Hunter Kinzie, a U.S. Civil War veteran who died in 1904. The Battery was begun in June 1908, completed in 1910, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 10 Jan 1912 at a total cost of $207,832.50. The guns were dismounted in 1944 toward the end of World War II. Fort Worden, Battery Kinzie Front View Fort Worden, Battery Kinzie Gun Position #1 Fort Worden, Battery Kinzie BC Station Endicott Period (1890-1910) Part of the Harbor Defense of Puget Sound. Designed to protect both the Straight of Juan De Fuca and the Admiralty Inlet to Puget Sound. Built with two 12" M1895MI guns on M1901 disappearing carriages in a concrete battery at a cost of $207,832.50. The 12" guns could fire a thousand-pound shell 10 miles. This is a very large two-story battery with 15 rooms, a battery control station, and two long external corridors. The guns are mounted on the upper level with the magazines and utility rooms below. It was different from most batteries because air spaces were left between rooms to ventilate them and isolate them from the shock of the 12" guns firing. Two back delivery, Taylor-Raymond, electric motor-driven shell hoists were provided to move the thousand-pound projectiles from the magazine level to the gun loading platform level. Also provided were two A-12 electric motor-driven powder hoists used to raise the almost 300 pounds of powder required for each shot. Electrical power was provided from an internal power plant, the central power plant, or commercial power. Battery Kinzie is not located on Artillery Hill as are most of the batteries, it is located at water level, alongside Battery Vicars. This was the last large battery built for Puget Sound's defense. Battery Kinzie Armament (edit list) Empl No Caliber Type Barrel Length Model Serial No Manufacturer Carriage Service Dates Notes 1 12" Rifle 442.56" M1895MI 60 Watervliet Disappearing, M1901, #21, Alliance 1912-1944 See Note 1 2 12" Rifle 442.56" M1895MI 73 Watervliet Disappearing, M1901, #20, Alliance 1912-1944 See Note 1 Source: RCW Form 1, Mar 1923, 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 150-151, 217 Note 1: Guns transferred to [Watervliet]] 12 Aug 1944, carriages ordered salvaged 9 Mar 1944. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA Fort Worden, Battery Kinzie Plan Current Status Part of the Fort Worden State Park Conference Center. The Battery is accessible to the public and the rooms are clean and dry but empty. The remains of the shell and powder hoists can be seen and you can still see, in some rooms, the overhead tracks used to move the shells. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Point Wilson, Fort Worden State Park Conference Center, Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington Maps & Images Lat: 48.142566 Long: -122.760844 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 41' GPS Locations: 48.142566, -122.760844 Battery Kinzie Sources: U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project, Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound, (CCA-AN-PS), 12 Aug 1945, CDSG Links: Seacoast Defense Photos CDSG Battery Kinzie Virtual Tour Fortification ID: WA0044 - Battery Kinzie Visited: 17 Aug 2022, 19 Jul 2008 Picture Gallery Battery Kinzie External Corridors Battery Kinzie Battery Control Station Battery Kinzie Battery Control Station NW Corner View Battery Kinzie View from the BC Battery Kinzie Battery Control Station NE Corner Battery Kinzie Gun #1 Auxiliary Shot Room Battery Kinzie Gun #1 Hoist Room, hoist shafts on the right. Battery Kinzie Gun #1 Powder Hoist Battery Kinzie Gun #1 Shell Hoist from the bottom Battery Kinzie Gun #1 Shell Hoist from the Top Battery Kinzie Gun #2 Shell Hoist from the Top Battery Kinzie Powder Hoist Equipment Battery Kinzie Plotting Room Battery Kinzie Plotting Room Equipment Battery Kinzie Commander's Room Battery Kinzie Shot Cart Storage