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== [[World War I]] == | == [[World War I]] == | ||
Fort Standish expanded during [[World War I]] and a number of temporary buildings were built to house the garrison. The temporary buildings can be still seen on the 1921 plan of the post. By 1938 all of the temporary buildings were gone and only the three permanent habitable quarters remained. There were other permanent buildings, an ordnance storehouse and a regular storehouse but little else besides the gun batteries and fire control stations.. | |||
== [[World War II]] == | == [[World War II]] == | ||
Revision as of 21:09, 7 February 2011
Fort Standish (1) (1900-1947) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1900 on Lovell's Island in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Named Fort Standish in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after Myles Standish, a famous soldier who joined the expedition sailing on the "Mayflower" and gained distinction in the defense of the Plymouth Colony and in the direction of operations against hostile Indians, (1620-1656). Post declared surplus in 1947.
Endicott Period
Part of the Harbor Defense of Boston, Massachusetts.
Seven Endicott Period gun batteries were built on Lovell's Island Island between 1899 and 1907 and accepted for service. By 1909 the batteries were completed and quarters built for 4 NCOs. One of those quarters was a caretaker/NCO quarters. In 1909 the post was garrisoned by detachment from Fort Warren. The guns for Battery Burbeck and Battery Morris were on hand but not mounted and the guns for Battery Williams were not on hand.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Burbeck | 2 | 10" | Disappearing | 1901-1907-1907-1942 | $ 128,452 | |
| Battery Morris (2) | 2 | 10" | Disappearing | 1901-1907-1907-1942 | $ 128,452 | |
| Battery Terrill (1) | 3 | 6" | Disappearing | 1899-1902-1902-1943 | $ 86,673 | |
| Battery Whipple | 2 | 6" | Pedestal | 1901-1904-1904-1947 | $ 21,900 | Modified WWII |
| Battery Vincent | 4 | 3" | Masking Parapet | 1900-1904-1904-1920 | $ 14,000 | Modified |
| Battery Weir | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1902-1906-1906-1926 | $ 29,127 | Destroyed |
| Battery Williams | 3 | 3" | Pedestal | 1900-1904-1904-1946 | $ 17,500 | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
World War I
Fort Standish expanded during World War I and a number of temporary buildings were built to house the garrison. The temporary buildings can be still seen on the 1921 plan of the post. By 1938 all of the temporary buildings were gone and only the three permanent habitable quarters remained. There were other permanent buildings, an ordnance storehouse and a regular storehouse but little else besides the gun batteries and fire control stations..
World War II
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery AMTB 943 | 2 2 |
90mm 90mm |
AMTB Fixed Mobile |
1943-1943-1943-1946 | $ 8,852 | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
Current Status
Lovell's Island, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
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Location: Lovell's Island, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Maps & Images Lat: 42.330857 Long: -70.928985 |
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 411
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Boston, Massachusetts, (HDB-AN-45), 31 Jan 1945, CDSG
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
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