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Revision as of 10:44, 23 May 2009
Battery Stricker (1899-1918) - Battery Strickler was a concrete Endicott Period 12" gun battery located on Fort Howard, Maryland. The Battery was named for ..... Strickler, ..... . Battery construction started in 1898, was completed in 1899 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 5 Jul 1899 at a total cost of $ 113,499.04. Deactivated in 1918.
Battery Stricker History
Part of the Harbor Defense of Baltimore.
Battery Strickler was a reinforced concrete Endicott Period 12" gun battery with two M1888MII guns mounted on M1896 Carriages.
The battery consisted of two 12" gun emplacements 150' apart.
The carriages were sent to Fort Howard on 18 Feb 1899 and 3 Nov 1898 from the manufacturers. The Battery was deactivated in 1918 and the guns were removed on 9 Jul 1918 and shipped to Fort Hamilton. The Carriages were scrapped on 12 Mar 1923.
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Current Status
On Fort Howard County Park, Maryland. No period guns or carriages are in place.
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Location:On Fort Howard County Park, Maryland. Maps & Images Lat: 39.1962182 Long: -76.4431822 |
Sources:
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
- U.S. Corps of Engineers, Report of Completed Works - Seacoast Fortifications (RCW) from NARA, CDSG file: HowardRCW.pdf
- Form 7, page 7, dated 1 Apr 1922
- Form 1, page 6, dated 1 May 1922
- CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA, CDSG file: 12in Guns M1888001.pdf, page 1, 4.
- CDSG gun carriage card collection from NARA, CDSG file: 12in DC M1896 001.pdf, page 1 .
- U.S. Corps of Engineers, Engineering Journal from NARA, CDSG file: ...., pages .... .
- U.S. Corps of Engineers, Report of Completed Batteries, Etc. (RCB) from NARA, CDSG file:
- Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 138, 209.
Links:
Visited: 3 Apr 2009
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Battery Strickler Gun Emplacement #1
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