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The [[Endicott Period]] began at Fort Hancock with the construction of two prototype batteries beginning in 1890. [[Battery Reynolds]] was a 12" sixteen mortar battery originally known as [[Sandy Hook Mortar Battery]] built between 1891-1894. [[Battery Potter]] was the first 12" disappearing gun battery built in the U.S., originally known as [[Gun Lift Battery 1]] built between 1890-1894. Both of these batteries featured some sort of land side defense features which were not adopted in later batteries. | |||
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Revision as of 06:11, 24 August 2010
Fort Hancock (2) (1857-1972) - Established in 1857 as the Third System Fort at Sandy Hook and renamed Fort Hancock in G.O. 57, 30 Oct 1895, after Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock. Fort Hancock was declared surplus by the Defense Department in 1972.
Fort Hancock (2) History
Part of the Harbor Defense of Southern New York. Established to provide protection to U.S. shipping and to guard an important shipping channel into New York Harbor.
The original Third System Fort at Sandy Hook (1857-1885) was never completed. A new Endicott Period fort was established in 1892 and named Fort Hancock in 1895.
Endicott Period
The Endicott Period began at Fort Hancock with the construction of two prototype batteries beginning in 1890. Battery Reynolds was a 12" sixteen mortar battery originally known as Sandy Hook Mortar Battery built between 1891-1894. Battery Potter was the first 12" disappearing gun battery built in the U.S., originally known as Gun Lift Battery 1 built between 1890-1894. Both of these batteries featured some sort of land side defense features which were not adopted in later batteries.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Dynamite (1) | 2 1 |
15" 8" |
Pneumatic | 1896-1902 | $ ? | USCG Shooting Range Mine Casemate 1921 |
| Battery Potter | 2 | 12" | Gun-lift | 1890-1894-1898-1907 | $ 357,100 | Advanced HECP #1 1943 |
| Battery McCook | 8 | 12" | Mortar | 1891-1894-1898-1920 | $ 138,371 | HDCP 1943 |
| Battery Reynolds | 8 | 12" | Mortar | 1891-1894-1898-1920 | $ 138,371 | |
| Battery Alexander (2) | 2 | 12" | Disappearing | 1898-1898-1899-1943 | $ 94,228 | |
| Battery Bloomfield | 2 | 12" | Disappearing | 1898-1899-1899-1943 | $ 94,228 | |
| Battery Richardson | 2 | 12" | Disappearing | 1902-1904-1904-1944 | $ 100,000 | |
| Battery Halleck | 3 | 10" | Disappearing | 1896-1899-1900-1942 | $ 73,843 | #1 removed 1918 |
| Battery Granger | 2 | 10" | Disappearing | 1896-1898-1898-1943 | $ 87,000 | |
| Battery Arrowsmith | 3 | 8" | Disappearing | 1905-1909-1909-1920 | $ 63,500 | Part destroyed |
| Battery Peck | 2 | 6" | Pedestal | 1901-1903-1903-1946 | $ 33,940 | Guns & Carriages relocated to Battery Gunnison in 1943 |
| Battery Gunnison | 2 | 6" | Disappearing | 1903-1905-1905-1943 | $ 45,000 | Rebuilt for Battery Peck guns |
| Battery Engle (1) | 1 | 5" | Balance Pillar | 1898-1917 | $ 4,700 | CRF built on emplacement |
| Battery Urmston | 6 | 3" | Masking Parapet Pedestal Mount |
1899-1903-1903-1944 | $ 25,400 | 2 guns replaced with M1903 |
| Battery Morris (1) | 4 | 3" | Pedestal | 1903-1904-1904-1946 | $ 23,000 | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
World War I
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Kingman | 2 | 12" | Casemated Barbette (CBC) | 1917-1921-1921-1946 | $ 297,933 | Casemated 1943 |
| Battery Mills | 2 | 12" | Casemated Barbette (CBC) | 1917-1921-1921-1946 | $ 297,933 | Casemated 1943 |
| Battery Railway | 2 | 12" | Railway Mortar | 1930-1941 | $ ? | From Fort Eustis - 1930 To Salvage - 1941 |
| Battery Railway | 2 | 8" | Railway | 1930-1941 | $ ? | From Fort Eustis - 1930 To Bermuda - 1941 |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
World War II
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery AMTB 7 - Hancock | 2 2 |
90 mm 90 mm |
Fixed Pedestal Mount Mobile |
1943-1943-1943-1946 | $ 8,124 | |
| Battery AMTB 8 - Peck | 2 2 |
90 mm 90 mm |
Fixed Pedestal Mount Mobile |
1943-1943-1943-1946 | $ 5,876 | On Battery Peck |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
Current Status
The historic fort is now managed as part of the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, part of the National Park System.
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Location: Sandy Hook, New Jersey Maps & Images Lat: 40.463889 Long: -74.002778 |
Sources:
- Weaver, John R. II, A Legacy in Brick and Stone: America Coastal Defense Forts of the Third System, Redoubt Press, McLean, 2001, First Printing, ISBN 1-57510-069-X, Page 117-119
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 516-518
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