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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' ( | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1897-1943) - Battery Stotsenburg is a concrete [[:Category:Endicott Period Forts|Endicott Period]] 12" mortar battery located on [[Fort Winfield Scott]], California. Named after Col. [[John Stotsenburg]], [[6th U.S. Cavalry]], a veteran of the [[Spanish-American War]] who was killed in the Philippines 23 Apr 1899. Work began on the Battery 6 Jul 1897, completed in 1898 and transferred for service 27 Apr 1900 at a cost of $130,188. Battery inactivated 1943. | ||
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[[Battery Stotsenburg]] was originally built with sixteen 12" M1886 and M1886M rifled mortars on M1891 mortar carriages in a concrete battery with four mortar pits (A-D) in a straight line. In 1906 mortar pits C and D were renamed [[Battery McKinnon]] and pits A and B retained the Battery Stotsenburg name. | [[Battery Stotsenburg]] was originally built with sixteen 12" M1886 and M1886M rifled mortars on M1891 mortar carriages in a concrete battery with four mortar pits (A-D) in a straight line. In 1906 mortar pits C and D were renamed [[Battery McKinnon]] and pits A and B retained the Battery Stotsenburg name. Battery inactivated 1943. | ||
Each of the mortars was capable of firing a seven hundred pound shell eight miles. | Each of the mortars was capable of firing a seven hundred pound shell eight miles. | ||
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Revision as of 20:58, 25 December 2008
Battery Stotsenburg (1897-1943) - Battery Stotsenburg is a concrete Endicott Period 12" mortar battery located on Fort Winfield Scott, California. Named after Col. John Stotsenburg, 6th U.S. Cavalry, a veteran of the Spanish-American War who was killed in the Philippines 23 Apr 1899. Work began on the Battery 6 Jul 1897, completed in 1898 and transferred for service 27 Apr 1900 at a cost of $130,188. Battery inactivated 1943.
Battery Stotsenburg History
Part of the Harbor Defense of San Francisco.
Battery Stotsenburg was originally built with sixteen 12" M1886 and M1886M rifled mortars on M1891 mortar carriages in a concrete battery with four mortar pits (A-D) in a straight line. In 1906 mortar pits C and D were renamed Battery McKinnon and pits A and B retained the Battery Stotsenburg name. Battery inactivated 1943.
Each of the mortars was capable of firing a seven hundred pound shell eight miles.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 22a | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 62, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| A-2 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 33 | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 60, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| A-3 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 47 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MI, 63, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| A-4 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 35 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MI, 61, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| B-1 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 31 | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 66, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| B-2 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 30 | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 64, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| B-3 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 49 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MI, 67, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| B-4 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 6 | Niles | Mortar M1896MI, 65, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| C-1 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 34 | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 91, Robert Poole | 1900-1942 | See note 2 & 3 | |
| C-2 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 36 | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 95, Robert Poole | 1900-1918 | See note 2 & 3 | |
| C-3 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 23 | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 94, Robert Poole | 1900-1942 | See note 1 & 3 | |
| C-4 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 28c | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MI, 96, Robert Poole | 1900-1918 | See note 1 & 3 | |
| D-1 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 39 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MI, 85, Robert Poole | 1900-1942 | See note 2 & 3 | |
| D-2 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 46 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MI, 79, Robert Poole | 1900-1918 | See note 1 & 3 | |
| D-3 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 28d | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 86, Robert Poole | 1900-1942 | See note 2 & 3 | |
| D-4 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 22b | Bethlehem | Mortar M1896MI, 80, Robert Poole | 1900-1918 | See note 1 & 3 | |
| Source: RCW Form 1, 1 Mar 1920, 1 Sep 1923 Note 1: Mortars and Carriages transferred to Battery Howe (2), Fort Funston 18 Jun 1918 Note 2: Mortars & carriages salvaged 19 Nov 1942 Note 3: Pit C & D redesignated Battery McKinnon 25 Jan 1906 | |||||||||
Current Status
No guns or carriages are in place.
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Location: Fort Winfield Scott, California Maps & Images Lat: 37.795292 Long: -122.473789 |
Sources:
- Coast Defense Study Group, Press, Digital Library, Forums
- Angelfire
- California Military Museum
- National Park Service
Links:
Visited:
Battery Stotsenburg Picture Gallery
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