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Revision as of 17:09, 25 October 2010
Northeast Bastion Battery (1900-1908) - The Northeast Bastion Battery was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period 10 inch experimental coastal gun battery on Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia. The Battery was transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use in 1898. Deactivated in 1908.
Endicott Period
Part of the Harbor Defense of Chesapeake Bay.
Originally built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with one 10" M1896 experimental depressing gun mounted on a M1894 disappearing carriage. This battery was a two story battery with the guns located on the upper level and the magazine located on the lower level.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10" Rifle | ???" | M1896 | ???? | ???? | Disappearing, M1894, #????, ???? | 1900-1908 | See note 1 | |
| Source: Coast Defense Study Group, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, page 209 Note 1: CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA | |||||||||
Current Status
No period guns or mounts in place.
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Location: Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia Maps & Images Lat: 37.004412 Long: -76.304641 |
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