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Revision as of 20:00, 23 October 2008
Battery Kingsbury (1) (1901-1942) - Battery Henry Kingsbury is a concrete Endicott Period Coastal Battery located on Fort Casey, Washington. Named after Henry Kingsbury. The Battery was begun in March 1901 and completed in June 1904 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery 27 Nov 1905 at a cost of $92,261.00. The battery was inactivated in 1942 during World War II.
Battery Kingsbury (1) History
Battery Kingsbury was designed to protect both the Straight of Juan De Fuca and the Admiralty Inlet to Puget Sound. Originally built with two, 10" M1888 MII rifles mounted on one M1896 and one M1901 disappearing L.F. carriages. Gun #1 was removed in 1918 during World War I and gun #2 was removed in 1942 during World War II. Two 3" Anti-Aircraft guns were emplaced in the Battery Kingsbury gun positions during World War II and one emplacement from adjacent Battery Moore (Gun #3 Position) was transfered to Battery Kingsbury.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10" Rifle | 420.6" | M1888 | 43 | Watervliet | Disappearing Carriage L.F., M1896, #71, Watertown |
1902-1918 | Removed 1918 | |
| 2 | 10" Rifle | 420.6" | M1888 | 40 | Watervliet | Disappearing Carriage L.F., M1901, #8, Watertown |
1902-1942 | ||
| Source: RCW Form 1, 1933, CDSG | |||||||||
Current Status
Battery was clean and dry but empty. No guns or carriages were in place.
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Location: On Fort Casey, Whidbey Island, Washington. Maps & Images Lat: 48.155564 Long: -122.677082 |
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Visited: 18 Jul 2008
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Battery Kingsbury Gun #2 Position and Fire Control Station -
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