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Fort De Russy (2) (1904-1949) - An Taft Period Coastal Fort first established in 1904 in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Named Fort De Russy in G.O. 15, 1909, after Bvt. Brigadier General René Edward De Russy, a graduate and later Superintendent of the United States Military Academy who served in the U.S. Civil War as a designer of fortifications. Redesignated as a Armed Forces Recreation Center in 1949.


Fort De Russy 1938 Aerial View

Endicott Period (1890-1910)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Honolulu.

The 1 Feb 1906 report of the Taft coastal defenses board recommended that Hawaii, specifically Honolulu and Pearl Harbor, be protected by coastal artillery batteries. The list of recommended armament included sixteen 12" mortars, six 12" guns and four 6" guns. Initially, four forts were established to provide the gun batteries, Fort Kamehameha, Fort Ruger, Fort De Russy (2) and Fort Armstrong.

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World War I (1917-1918)

World War II (1941-1945)

**Fort De Russy (2) World War II Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery AMTB - Fort De Russy	2 2	90mm 90mm	Fixed Pedestal Mobile	1943-1943-1943-1946	$ ?	Destroyed
Source: CDSG

Cold War (1947-1991)

Redesignated as a Armed Forces Recreation Center in June 1949.

Current Status

Part of Fort De Russy Recreation Center, Honolulu County, Hawaii. The U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii is located in Battery Randolph on the grounds nothing remains of Battery Dudley and Battery AMTB - Fort De Russy.

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Location: Fort De Russy, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii.

Maps & Images

Lat: 21.280802 Long: -157.833035

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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 241-242
CDSG

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+The 1 Feb 1906 report of the Taft coastal defenses board recommended that Hawaii, specifically Honolulu and Pearl Harbor, be protected by coastal artillery batteries. The list of recommended armament included sixteen 12" mortars, six 12" guns and four 6" guns. Initially, four forts were established to provide the gun batteries, [[Fort Kamehameha]], [[Fort Ruger]], [[Fort De Russy (2)]] and [[Fort Armstrong]].
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