Fort H.G. Wright

Fort H.G. Wright (1898-1948) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1898 in Suffolk County, New York. Named in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after MG Horatio G. Wright, U.S. Volunteers, a distinguished officer of the U.S. Civil War, and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1879-1884. Abandoned in 1948.

Endicott Period

Part of the Harbor Defense of Long Island Sound.

**Fort H.G. Wright Endicott Period Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost
Battery Dynamite (4)	1	15"	Pneumatic	Unknown	$ ?
Battery Clinton	8	12"	Mortar	1900-1902-1902-1943	$ 114,895
Battery Butterfield	2	12"	Disappearing	1898-1900-1901-1945	$ 110,000
Battery Barlow (2)	2	10"	Disappearing	1898-1900-1901-1939	$ 110,000
Battery Dutton	3	6"	Disappearing	1898-1900-1901-1945	$ 78,000
Battery Hamilton (2)	2	6"	Disappearing	1903-1905-1905-1917	$ 52,250
Battery Marcy	2	6"	Disappearing	1903-1906-1906-1917	$ 50,000
Battery Hoffman	2	3"	Pedestal	1902-1904-1904-1946	$ 13,471
Battery Hoppock	2	3"	Pedestal	1903-1905-1905-1946	$ 17,250
Source: CDSG

World War I

World War II

**Fort H.G. Wright World War II Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery 111	2	16"	Casemated Barbette (CBC)	1943-1944-1944-1947	$ 1,782,001	Wilderness Point
Battery 214	2	6"	Shielded Barbette (SBC)	1943-1944-1944-1947	$ 236,354	Wilderness Point
Battery 215	2	6"	Shielded Barbette (SBC)	1942-1942-1943-1946	$ 228,769	Race Point
Battery Hackleman (2)	2	3"	Pedestal	1942-1942-1944-1946	$ 11,801	North Hill
Battery AMTB 913	2 2	90mm 90mm	Fixed Mobile	1943-1943-1943-1946	$ 7,458
Battery AMTB 914	2 2	90mm 90mm	Fixed Mobile	1943-1943-1943-1946	$ 14,251	Goshen Point
Battery AMTB 915	2 2	90mm 90mm	Fixed Mobile	1943-1943-1943-1946	$ 20,615	Pine Island
Battery AMTB 916	2 2	90mm 90mm	Fixed Mobile	Not Built	$ 0	East Point
Source: CDSG

Current Status

Part of , Suffolk County, New York.

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Location: Fort H.G. Wright, Suffolk County, New York.

Maps & Images

Lat: 41.2536111 Long: -72.0302778

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Elevation: 10'

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 599
U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Long Island Sound, (HDLIS-AN-45), 15 Feb 1945, CDSG
Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

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