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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1897-1920) - Battery Walker was built at [[Fort Stevens]] between Sep 1896 and Apr 1898 and was transferred for service 3 Apr 1898. Originally one of three sets of emplacements called West Battery. Battery Walker was named in 1905 for Col. [[Leverett H. Walker]] who died 29 Oct 1907. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1897-1920) - Battery Walker was built at [[Fort Stevens]] between Sep 1896 and Apr 1898 and was transferred for service 3 Apr 1898 at a cost of $302, 014 (both Lewis and Mishler). Originally one of three sets of emplacements called West Battery. Battery Walker was named in 1905 for Col. [[Leverett H. Walker]] who died 29 Oct 1907. | ||
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A concrete [[:Category:Endicott Period Batteries|Endicott Period]] battery facing the mouth of the Columbia River with | A concrete [[:Category:Endicott Period Batteries|Endicott Period]] battery facing the mouth of the Columbia River with two, 10" M1888MII rifles on M1894 disappearing carriages. The guns were removed during [[World War I]] and shipped to France to help bolster the Allied defenses. They were never replaced. | ||
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Revision as of 08:27, 7 August 2008
Battery Walker (1897-1920) - Battery Walker was built at Fort Stevens between Sep 1896 and Apr 1898 and was transferred for service 3 Apr 1898 at a cost of $302, 014 (both Lewis and Mishler). Originally one of three sets of emplacements called West Battery. Battery Walker was named in 1905 for Col. Leverett H. Walker who died 29 Oct 1907.
Battery Walker History
A concrete Endicott Period battery facing the mouth of the Columbia River with two, 10" M1888MII rifles on M1894 disappearing carriages. The guns were removed during World War I and shipped to France to help bolster the Allied defenses. They were never replaced.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10" Rifle | 367.25" | M1888MII | 52 | Watervliet | Disappearing Carriage L.F., M1894, #4c, Kilby |
1897-1918 | See note 1 | |
| 2 | 10" Rifle | 367.25" | M1888MII | 48 | Watervliet | Disappearing Carriage L.F., M1894, #5, Kilby |
1897-1918 | See note 1 | |
| Source: Form 1, 30 Jun 1921, RCB, 22 Sep 1903, 31 Dec 1910, 31 Dec 1915, Coast Defense Study Group, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, page 122-123, 216. Note 1: Guns transferred to Watervliet 18 Jun 1918, carriages scrapped 26 May 1920, CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA | |||||||||
Current Status
Fair condition and open to the public. No guns or carriages in place.
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Location: On Fort Stevens, Oregon Maps & Images Lat: 46.207116 Long: -123.969217 |
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Visited: 18 May 2008, 2 Feb 2008
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