Battery Pratt

Battery Pratt (1900-1945) - Battery Pratt was a concrete Endicott Period battery built at Fort Stevens (1) between May 1899 and Jun 1900 at a cost of $59,860.19 and was transferred for service 28 Jun 1900. Battery Pratt was named after Bvt. Captain James P. Pratt who was killed 29 May 1864 at Bethesda Church, Virginia, during the U.S. Civil War. Deactivated in 1945. Battery Pratt Gun Battery Pratt Gun Endicott Period (1890-1910) Part of the Harbor Defense of the Columbia. A concrete Endicott Period battery facing the mouth of the Columbia River with two, 6" M1897MI rifles on M1898 disappearing carriages. Designed to supplement the six, 10" rifles of the West Battery and upgraded just before World War II to protect the Columbia River mine fields. A separate Command station was located to the right of the Battery on top of a tall metal column. Deactivated in 1945 at the close of World War II. Battery Pratt Armament (edit list) Empl No Caliber Type Barrel Length Model Serial No Manufacturer Carriage Service Dates Notes 1 6" Rifle 277.85" M1897MI 4 Watervliet Disappearing, M1898, #7, Watertown 1900-1943 Tubes returned to Watervliet Nov 1943 2 6" Rifle 277.85" M1897MI 11 Watervliet Disappearing, M1898, #8, Watertown 1900-1943 Tubes returned to Watervliet Nov 1943 Source: CDSG Battery Pratt Plan Current Status Battery is in good condition and accessible to the public. The original guns and carriages are gone but a replica of one disappearing gun is being built and installed, see the picture gallery below. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: On Fort Stevens (1), Clatsop County, Oregon Maps & Images Lat: 46.207157 Long: -123.966891 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 31' Recent Blog Posts: Fort Stevens Gun Update Fort Stevens Battery Pratt Gun #1 Restoration Sources: U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of the Columbia, (CCA-AN-CR), 12 Aug 1946, CDSG Links: Coast Defense Study Group Battery Pratt Battery Pratt restoration HDCR During the Second World War CDSG Visited: 20 Sep 2008, 18 May 2008 Battery Pratt Picture Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better! Battery Pratt Battery Pratt Control Position Replica Gun Replica Gun from Above Replica Gun Breech Replica Gun Carriage Mechanism Replica Gun Carriage Drawing