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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' ( | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1942-1948) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1942 on Beavertail Point, Newport County, Rhode Island. Named in G.O. 65, 4 Dec 1942, after Major General [[Ambrose E. Burnside]], [[U.S. Civil War]] General, and Rhode Island Governor (1866-1868). Abandoned in 1948. | ||
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|width="50%"|[[Image:.jpg| | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Burnside Lighthouse - 1.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Beavertail lighthouse & Museum]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[Image:.jpg| | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Burnside HECP - 3.jpg|350px|thumb|right|HECP at Fort Burnside]] | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[Image:.jpg|795px|thumb|center| | |colspan="2"|[[Image:Fort Burnside - 04.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Beavertail Point from the Lighthouse, HECP in Background by the Tower]] | ||
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== [[World War II]] == | == [[World War II]] == | ||
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[[Image:Fort Burnside HECP Sectional View.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Burnside HECP Sectional View]] | |||
The purchase of 118.64 acres on Beavertail Point for Fort Burnside was authorized on 25 Feb 1942 by the War Department and the transaction was completed on 4 Aug 1942. Construction was already underway on both [[Battery 213]] (19 Feb 1942) and [[Battery Whiting (2)]] (5 May 1942). [[Battery Whiting (2)]] was transferred for service first on 29 Aug 1942, followed by [[Battery 213]] on 23 Dec 1943. A third 16" gun battery [[Battery 110]] was proposed but never built. | |||
An elaborate [[HECP]] was turned over for service in July 1943. The HECP was constructed of reinforced concrete to look like a large wooden beach cottage. An SCR 582 RADAR antenna was enclosed in a blister on top of the deckhouse. | |||
The post was abandoned by the U.S. Army in 1948 and eventually became Beavertail State Park. | |||
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[[Image:Fort Burnside Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Fort Burnside Plan]] | [[Image:Fort Burnside Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Fort Burnside Plan]] | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Part of Beavertail State Park, Newport County, Rhode Island. | Part of Beavertail State Park, Newport County, Rhode Island. No period guns or carriages in place. | ||
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'''Location:''' Beavertail State Park, Beavertail Point, Newport County, Rhode Island. | '''Location:''' Beavertail State Park, Beavertail Point, Newport County, Rhode Island. | ||
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'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com North American Forts | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ri3.html#burnside North American Forts - Fort Burnside] | ||
* [http://www.riparks.com/beavertailhistory.htm Rhode Island State Park - Beavertail] | * [http://www.riparks.com/beavertailhistory.htm Rhode Island State Park - Beavertail] | ||
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{{Visited|29 May 2012}} | |||
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Fort Burnside (1942-1948) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1942 on Beavertail Point, Newport County, Rhode Island. Named in G.O. 65, 4 Dec 1942, after Major General Ambrose E. Burnside, U.S. Civil War General, and Rhode Island Governor (1866-1868). Abandoned in 1948.
World War IIPart of the Harbor Defense of Narragansett Bay.  The purchase of 118.64 acres on Beavertail Point for Fort Burnside was authorized on 25 Feb 1942 by the War Department and the transaction was completed on 4 Aug 1942. Construction was already underway on both Battery 213 (19 Feb 1942) and Battery Whiting (2) (5 May 1942). Battery Whiting (2) was transferred for service first on 29 Aug 1942, followed by Battery 213 on 23 Dec 1943. A third 16" gun battery Battery 110 was proposed but never built. An elaborate HECP was turned over for service in July 1943. The HECP was constructed of reinforced concrete to look like a large wooden beach cottage. An SCR 582 RADAR antenna was enclosed in a blister on top of the deckhouse. The post was abandoned by the U.S. Army in 1948 and eventually became Beavertail State Park.
Current StatusPart of Beavertail State Park, Newport County, Rhode Island. No period guns or carriages in place.
Sources:
Links: Visited: 29 May 2012
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