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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1897-1945) - An [[:Category:Endicott Period Forts|Endicott Period]] reinforced concrete coastal fort established on the site of previous fortifications that were removed in 1897. Named for Admiral Samuel Francis duPont a [[U.S. Civil War]] naval hero. Deactivated 31 Dec 1945. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1897-1945) - An [[:Category:Endicott Period Forts|Endicott Period]] reinforced concrete coastal fort established on the site of previous fortifications that were removed in 1897. Named for Admiral Samuel Francis duPont a [[U.S. Civil War]] naval hero. Deactivated 31 Dec 1945. | ||
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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
Established to protect the entrance to the Delaware River, part of [[:Category:Harbor Defense of the Delaware|Harbor Defenses of the Delaware]]. | Established to protect the entrance to the Delaware River, part of [[:Category:Harbor Defense of the Delaware|Harbor Defenses of the Delaware]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:21, 10 March 2009
Fort DuPont (1) (1897-1945) - An Endicott Period reinforced concrete coastal fort established on the site of previous fortifications that were removed in 1897. Named for Admiral Samuel Francis duPont a U.S. Civil War naval hero. Deactivated 31 Dec 1945.
Fort DuPont (1) History
Established to protect the entrance to the Delaware River, part of Harbor Defenses of the Delaware.
U.S. Civil War
After the war the fort was allowed to deteriorate and many of its buildings and other structures were torn down and sold for scrap.
Endicott Period
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Rodney | 8 | 12" | Mortar | 1897-1899-1900-1941 | $ 217,721* | 4 Mortars shipped to Battery White (2), Fort Rosecrans by Jul 1918 |
| Battery Best | 8 | 12" | Mortar | 1897-1899-1900-1941 | $ 217,721* | 4 Mortars shipped to Honolulu May 1914 |
| Battery Read | 2 | 12" | Barbette | 1898-1898-1899-1918 | $ 80,830 | Guns to Fort Hamilton Battery Doubleday 1918 |
| Battery Gibson | 2 | 8" | Disappearing | 1898-1898-1899-1917 | $ 67,956 | Guns to Watervliet 1917 |
| Battery Ritchie | 2 | 5" | Pedestal | 1900-1900-1900-1917 | $ 16,703 | Destroyed |
| Battery Elder | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1903-1904-1904-1942 | $ 18,383 | Guns Mounted Mar 1910 Relocated to Delaware Beach 1922 Guns moved to Battery Liston 1942 |
| Battery Liston Battery Elder II |
2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1942-1942 | $ ? | Reedy Island Liston front range light |
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Current Status
Fort DuPont Delaware State Park.
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Location: On Reedy Point just east of Delaware city, Delaware. Maps & Images Lat: 39.5705321 Long: -75.5833626 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 130
- Wikipedia
- American Forts Network
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