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Revision as of 12:06, 23 February 2015
Fort John Custis ((1940-1981) - Established in 1940 as Fort Winslow to complement Fort Story in protecting the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. Renamed Fort John Custis in G.O. 49, 1 Oct 1942, after Captain John Parke Custis, USA. The Fort closed in 1948 and was occupied by Fort Custis Lashup Radar Site from 1950 to 1952 and by Cape Charles Air Force Station from 1952 to 1981. Also known as Fort Custis.
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World War II (1941-1945)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Chesapeake Bay.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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| Battery 122 Battery Winslow |
2 | 16" | Casemated Barbette (CBC) |
1941-1943-1943-1948 | $ 1,531,866 | Navy Gun (16" 1940 Program) |
| Battery 123 | 2 | 16" | Casemated Barbette (CBC) |
Not Built | $ ? | Navy Gun (16" 1940 Program) |
| Battery 228 | 2 | 6" | Shielded Barbette (SBC) | 1942-1943-1943-NA | $ 230,398 | Buried |
| Battery 227 | 2 | 6" | Shielded Barbette (SBC) | 1942-1943-1943-1965 | $ 271,352 | Guns to Battery 234, Fort Pickens |
| Battery AMTB 20 - Fishermans Island | 2 | 3" | Pedestal Mount | 1942-1942-1944-1944 | $ 16,465 | Guns from Battery Lee (2), Fort Wool (1) |
| Battery AMTB 24 - Fishermans Island | 2 | 90mm | Fixed AMTB | 1942-1943-1944-1946 | $ 6,937 | |
| Battery 155 - Fishermans Island | 4 | 155mm | Mobile Panama Mounts |
1942-194? | $ ? | |
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Cold War (1947-1991)
The U.S. Air Force operated the Fort Custis Lashup Radar Site with an ID of L-15 here on 1 Jan 1951 manned by the 771st AC&W Squadron. The Lashup site was renamed Cape Charles Air Force Station 1 Dec 1953. As a permanent site the designation changed to P-56 and when the site joined the SAGE System the designation changed to Z-56. Closed 1 Jun 1981 and became the property of the US Fish & Wildlife Service in 1984.
Current Status
The Fort property is now the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge.
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Location: Located on the tip of Cape Charles, Virginia at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. Maps & Images Lat: 37.133543 Long: -75.956375 |
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 812
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Chesapeake Bay, (HDCB-AP-45), 1 Nov 1945, CDSG
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