Spanish American War Emergency 8-Inch Seacoast Batteries: Difference between revisions

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Spanish American War M1888 8-inch BL Rifle Batteries
Fort	Location	State	No.	Carriage	Notes
Fort Popham	Near Bath, ME	ME	1	Rodman 15"	SN 15
Fort Adams (1)	Newport	RI	1	Rodman 15"
Fort Slocum (2)	Davids Island	NY	1	Rodman 15"	Battery Practice
Fort Clinch (1)	Amelia Island	FL	1	Rodman 15"
Fort Sabine Military Reservation	Sabine Pass	TX	1	Rodman 15"
Fort Stark	Jerry's Point MR	NH	2	Rodman 15"
Fort Tyler (1)	Gardiners Point Island	NY	2	Rodman 15"
Fort Wadsworth (1)	Staten Island	NY	2	Rodman 15"
Fort Fremont	Port Royal	SC	2	Rodman 15"
St. John's Bluff MR	St. John's River, Jacksonville	FL	2	Rodman 15"	St. John's Bluff 8" Battery
	Tampa Bay	FL	2	Rodman 15"
Fort Gaines (1)	Dauphin Island	AL	2	Rodman 15"
Fort Jackson (2)	Triumph	LA	2	Rodman 15"	Water Battery
Fort Monroe	Old Point Comfort	VA	4	M1892 Barbette	Battery Parapet
Fort Pulaski	Cockspur Island	GA	1	M1892 Barbette

Sources:

Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 3rd Edition - PDF, CDSG ePress, McLean, VA, 2012, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, page 214, 182-183.
Report of the Commission Appointed by the President to Investigate the Conduct of the War Department in the War With Spain, Vol. 7 of 8, U.S. Senate Document 221, 56th Congress, 1st Session, GPO, Washington, 1900, pages 3777-3781. (Google Books)
Preservation Efforts - Spanish-American War Battery at St. John's Bluff, Jacksonville, Florida, Coast Defense Study Group News, Vol. 2, No. 4, May 1988, page 4.

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 | [[Fort Popham]] || Near Bath, ME || ME || 1 || Rodman 15" ||SN 15
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-|  || Newport || RI || 1 || Rodman 15" ||
+| [[Fort Adams (1)]] || Newport || RI || 1 || Rodman 15" ||
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 | [[Fort Slocum (2)]] || Davids Island || NY || 1 || Rodman 15" || [[Battery Practice]]
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 | [[Fort Pulaski]] || Cockspur Island || GA || 1 || M1892 Barbette ||
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+'''Sources:'''
+* {{BerhowASD3}}, page 214, 182-183.
+* '''''Report of the Commission Appointed by the President to Investigate the Conduct of the War Department in the War With Spain''''', Vol. 7 of 8, U.S. Senate Document 221, 56th Congress, 1st Session, GPO, Washington, 1900, pages 3777-3781. (Google Books)
+* '''''Preservation Efforts - Spanish-American War Battery at St. John's Bluff, Jacksonville, Florida''''', Coast Defense Study Group News, Vol. 2, No. 4, May 1988, page 4.
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