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Image:Fort Casey Battery Schenck - 03.jpg|Battery Schenck Shell Gallery Entrance | |||
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Image:Fort Casey Battery Schenck - 06.jpg|Battery Schenck Pit B Telephone & Signal Booth | |||
Image:Fort Casey Battery Schenck - 07.jpg|Battery Schenck Plotting Room Pad | |||
Image:Fort Casey Battery Schenck - 08.jpg|Battery Schenck Pit A Telephone & Signal Booth | |||
Image:Fort Casey Battery Schenck - 10.jpg|Battery Schenck Pit A Telephone & Signal Booth Interior | |||
Image:Fort Casey Battery Schenck - 11.jpg|Battery Schenck Stairs to Store Rooms | |||
Image:Fort Casey Battery Schenck - 12.jpg|Battery Schenck Pit A from Above | |||
Image:Fort Casey Battery Schenck - 13.jpg|Battery Schenck Mortar Pit B from Above | |||
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Revision as of 14:44, 1 September 2008
Battery Schenck (1899-1942) - Battery Alexander Schenck is a concrete Endicott Period Battery located on Fort Casey, Washington. Named after Alexander Schenck. The Battery was begun in 1898, completed in 1899 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 16 Jun 1902 at a total cost of $46,603.50. The mortars were dismounted in 1942 during World War II.
Battery Schenck History
Designed to protect both the Straight of Juan De Fuca and the Admiralty Inlet to Puget Sound. Originally built with eight 12" M1890 MI mortars on M1896 MI carriages in a concrete battery with two mortar pits. Each of the mortars was capable of firing a seven hundred pound shell nine miles and proved accurate enough to hit a moving practice target seven miles away in 1913.
The Battery Schenck mortars were removed in 1942, during World War II.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
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| A-1 | 12" Mortar | 141.12" | M1890MI | 48b | Bethlehem | Mortar, M1896MI, #141, Am. Hoist & D. Co. | 1902-1942 | ||
| A-2 | 12" Mortar | 141.12" | M1890MI | 55d | Bethlehem | Mortar, M1896MI, #139, Am. Hoist & D. Co. | 1902-1942 | ||
| A-3 | 12" Mortar | 141.12" | M1890MI | 48a | Builders | Mortar, M1896MI, #140, Am. Hoist & D. Co. | 1902-1942 | ||
| A-4 | 12" Mortar | 141.12" | M1890MI | 47 | Builders | Mortar, M1896MI, #137, Am. Hoist & D. Co. | 1902-1942 | ||
| B-1 | 12" Mortar | 141.12" | M1890MI | 45 | Builders | Mortar, M1896MI, #293, Rarig | 1902-1942 | ||
| B-2 | 12" Mortar | 141.12" | M1890MI | 54 | Bethlehem | Mortar, M1896MI, #126, Am. Hoist & D. Co. | 1902-1942 | ||
| B-3 | 12" Mortar | 141.12" | M1890MI | 55c | Watervliet | Mortar, M1896MI, #112, Providence | 1902-1942 | ||
| B-4 | 12" Mortar | 141.12" | M1890MI | 14 | Niles | Mortar, M1896MI, #127, Am. Hoist & D. Co. | 1902-1942 | ||
| Source: CDSG | |||||||||
Current Status
Part of the Fort Casey State Park. The Battery is accessible to the public and the rooms are clean and dry but empty. No guns or carriages are in place.
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Location: Fort Casey, Washington Maps & Images Lat: 48.161382 Long: -122.67594 |
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Visited: 18 Jul 2008
Battery Schenck Picture Gallery
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Battery Schenck Shell Gallery Entrance -
Battery Schenck Shell Gallery -
Battery Schenck Pit B Telephone & Signal Booth -
Battery Schenck Plotting Room Pad -
Battery Schenck Pit A Telephone & Signal Booth -
Battery Schenck Pit A Telephone & Signal Booth Interior -
Battery Schenck Stairs to Store Rooms -
Battery Schenck Pit A from Above -
Battery Schenck Mortar Pit B from Above
