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Part of Fort Getty City Park. | Part of Fort Getty City Park. | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 13 November 2010
Fort Getty (1900-1946) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1900 on Conanicut Island, Jamestown, Rhode Island on the site of previous fortifications. Named in G.O. 78, 25 May 1903 after Col. George W. Getty, 4th U.S. Artillery, (Bvt MG, U.S. Volunteers), who died 1 Oct 1901, at Forest Glen, Maryland. Abandoned in 1946.
Endicott Period
Part of the Harbor Defense of Narragansett Bay.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Tousard | 3 | 12" | Disappearing | 1901-1903-1910-1942 | $ 222,000 | |
| Battery House (1) | 2 | 6" | Pedestal | 1901-1905-1910-1942 | $ 35,282 | Guns & Carriages to Battery House (2), Fort Varnum 1942 |
| Battery Whiting (1) | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1903-1903-1910-1942 | $ 13,715 | Guns & Carriages to Battery Whiting (2), Fort Burnside 1942 |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
World War I
A sub post of Fort Greble and a garrison for artillery troops during World War I. The fort went into caretaker status after the end of the war.
World War II
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery AMTB 922 | 2 2 |
90mm 90mm |
Fixed Pedestal Mobile |
1942-1943-1943-194? | $ 4,651 | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
Current Status
Part of Fort Getty City Park.
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Location: Fort Getty City Park, Jamestown, Conanicut Island, Rhode Island. Maps & Images Lat: 41.492282 Long: -71.397958 |
Sources:
- 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 701
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Narragansett Bay, (HDNARB-AP-45), 1 Feb 1945, CDSG
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
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