Fort DuPont (1)

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.

Endicott Period

Fort DuPont (1) Endicott Period Battery (edit list)

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
Source: CDSG

Fort Dupont Plan

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 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

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

Links:

• Fort Delaware State Park
• North American Forts

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