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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1941) - Battery Kirby is a reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] 12" gun battery located on [[Fort Baker]], California. Named in 1902 after 1st. Lt. [[Edmund Kirby]], [[1st U.S. Artillery]], who died at Chancellorville during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Battery construction was begun in 1899, completed in 1900 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 5 Aug 1900 at a total cost of $70,334.18. Deactivated in 1941. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1941) - Battery Kirby is a reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] 12" gun battery located on [[Fort Baker]], California. Named in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after 1st. Lt. [[Edmund Kirby]], [[1st U.S. Artillery]], Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, who died 28 May 1863 of wounds received at Chancellorville, Virginia, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Battery construction was begun in 1899, completed in 1900 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 5 Aug 1900 at a total cost of $70,334.18. Deactivated in 1941. | ||
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[[Image:Fort Baker Battery Kirby Emp2 - 4.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Battery Kirby Emplacement #2]] | [[Image:Fort Baker Battery Kirby Emp2 - 4.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Battery Kirby Emplacement #2]] | ||
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Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area | Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area | ||
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* Elevation: 40' | * Elevation: 40' | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{CDSGPacific}} | * {{CDSGPacific}} | ||
* [http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/battery/html/kirby.html Angel Fire] | * [http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/battery/html/kirby.html Angel Fire] | ||
* {{Kent}}, page 146-147 | |||
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Image:Fort Baker Battery Kirby Emp1 - 1.jpg|Battery Kirby Emplacement #1 | Image:Fort Baker Battery Kirby Emp1 - 1.jpg|Battery Kirby Emplacement #1 | ||
Image:Fort Baker Battery Kirby Emp2 - 1.jpg|Battery Kirby Emplacement #1 | Image:Fort Baker Battery Kirby Emp2 - 1.jpg|Battery Kirby Emplacement #1 | ||
Image:Fort Baker Battery Kirby Interior Rms - 1.jpg|Battery Kirby Magazine Room | |||
Image:Fort Baker Battery Kirby Interior Rms - 2.jpg|Battery Kirby Magazine Room | |||
Image:Fort Baker Battery Kirby Interior Rms - 3.jpg|Battery Kirby Magazine Room | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 19:45, 12 September 2009
Battery Kirby (1900-1941) - Battery Kirby is a reinforced concrete Endicott Period 12" gun battery located on Fort Baker, California. Named in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after 1st. Lt. Edmund Kirby, 1st U.S. Artillery, Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, who died 28 May 1863 of wounds received at Chancellorville, Virginia, during the U.S. Civil War. Battery construction was begun in 1899, completed in 1900 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 5 Aug 1900 at a total cost of $70,334.18. Deactivated in 1941.
Battery Kirby History
Part of the Harbor Defense of San Francisco.
Battery Kirby was a concrete gun battery with two M1895 12" guns mounted on M1897 disappearing carriages.
Gun #1 was emplaced 10 Oct 1900, dismounted 21 Sep 1933, shipped to Fort Scott and then shipped and emplaced in Battery Cheney, Fort Mills, Corregidore, Phillipines.
Gun #2 was emplaced 20 Sep 1900, dismounted 28 Aug 1941 and also shipped to Fort Mills, Battery Cheney in the Philippine Islands but was never mounted. Both carriages were scrapped in Sep 1942.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
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| 1 | 12" Rifle | 436" | M1895 | 12 | Watervliet | Disappearing Carriage, M1897, #14, Morgan |
1900-1933 | To Battery Cheney Fort Mills | |
| 2 | 12" Rifle | 436" | M1895 | 16 | Watervliet | Disappearing Carriage, M1897, #15, Morgan |
1900-1941 | To Battery Cheney Fort Mills | |
| Source: RCW Form 1, 1 Mar 1920, CDSG | |||||||||
Current Status
Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
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Location: Fort Baker, California Maps & Images Lat: 37.827316 Long: -122.490256 |
Sources:
- Coast Defense Study Group, Press, Digital Library, Forums
- Angel Fire
- Kent, Matthew W., Harbor Defenses of San Francisco - A Field Guide 1890 to 1950, Copyright 2009, Blurb, ISBN 978-1-61584-163-9, page 146-147
Links:
Visited: 20 Aug 2009
Battery Kirby Picture Gallery
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Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better! |
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Battery Kirby BC Station Front -
Battery Kirby BC Station Interior -
Battery Kirby BC Station Side View -
Battery Kirby Emplacement #1 -
Battery Kirby Emplacement #1 -
Battery Kirby Magazine Room -
Battery Kirby Magazine Room -
Battery Kirby Magazine Room
