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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1905-1928) - Battery Many was a concrete [[Endicott Period]] 3" gun battery located on [[Fort Washington]], Maryland. The Battery was named for [[James Many]], .. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1905-1928) - Battery Many was a concrete [[Endicott Period]] 3" gun battery located on [[Fort Washington]], Maryland. The Battery was named 24 Dec 1904 for Col. [[James B. Many]], [[3rd U.S. Infantry]], who served in the [[War of 1812]]. Battery construction was completed and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 19 May 1905 at a total cost of $25,904.00. Deactivated in 1928. | ||
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Battery Many was a reinforced concrete [[EndicottPeriod]] 3" gun battery with two M1902 guns on M1902 Pedestal mounts. The carriages | Battery Many was a reinforced concrete [[EndicottPeriod]] 3" gun battery with two M1902 MI guns on M1902 Pedestal mounts. The carriages were sent to [[Fort Washington]] on 11 Mar 1905 from the Bethlehem Steel Company. The guns and the carriages were removed on 27 Aug 1929 and shipped to [[Fort Preble]] in Maine. | ||
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Revision as of 16:22, 4 May 2009
Battery Many (1905-1928) - Battery Many was a concrete Endicott Period 3" gun battery located on Fort Washington, Maryland. The Battery was named 24 Dec 1904 for Col. James B. Many, 3rd U.S. Infantry, who served in the War of 1812. Battery construction was completed and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 19 May 1905 at a total cost of $25,904.00. Deactivated in 1928.
Battery Many History
Part of the Harbor Defense of the Potomac.
Battery Many was a reinforced concrete EndicottPeriod 3" gun battery with two M1902 MI guns on M1902 Pedestal mounts. The carriages were sent to Fort Washington on 11 Mar 1905 from the Bethlehem Steel Company. The guns and the carriages were removed on 27 Aug 1929 and shipped to Fort Preble in Maine.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3" Rifle | 154.35" | M1902MI | 3 | Bethlehem | Pedestal, M1902, #3, Bethlehem | 1905-1928 | See Note 1 | |
| 2 | 3" Rifle | 154.35" | M1902MI | 5 | Bethlehem | Pedestal, M1902, #5, Bethlehem | 1905-1928 | See Note 1 | |
| Source: Coast Defense Study Group, RCW Form 1 1 Feb 1919, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 72, 209 Note 1: Guns shipped to Aberdeen Ordnance Depot 27 Aug 1929. Carriages shipped to Fort Washington (1) 11 Mar 1905 and were shipped from Fort Washington 27 Aug 1929 to Aberdeen Ordnance Depot, CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA, CDSG gun carriage card collection from NARA. | |||||||||
Current Status
On Fort Washington National Park. No period guns or carriages are in place.
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Location: Fort Washington, Maryland. Maps & Images Lat: 38.7098009 Long: -77.035988 |
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Visited: 2 Apr 2009
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Battery Many Gun Emplacement #1
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