Fort Baker (1)
Fort Baker (1) (1867-1998) - Originally established as Lime Point Military Reservation in 1867. Renamed 29 Apr 1897 for Col. Edward D. Baker an ex Senator from California who was killed 21 Oct 1861 at the battle of Ball's Bluff, Virginia, during the U.S. Civil War.
Fort Baker (1) History
Post U.S. Civil War
Established in 1897 to guard the entrance to San Francisco Bay. Original Batteries were Point Bonita, Point Diablo, Gravelly Reach, Lime Point Ridge, Cavallo, and Point Cavallo.
Endicott Period
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Ridge | 4 | 15" | Rodman | 1890-1909 | $ ? | Smoothbore |
| Battery Spencer | 3 | 12" | Barbette | 1893-1897-1897-1943 | $ 110,353 | 1 Gun removed 1919 |
| Battery Kirby | 2 | 12" | Disappearing Carriage | 1899-1900-1900-1941 | $ 70,334 | 1 Gun removed 1933 |
| Battery Cavallo | 3 | 8" | Rodman | 1872-1876-1900-1910 | $ 170,504 | Converted Rodman cannons |
| Battery Duncan | 2 | 8" | Barbette | 1898-1899-1900-1917 | $ 57,535 | |
| Battery Wagner (2) | 2 | 5" | Balanced Pedestal | 1899-1901-1901-1917 | $ 25,000 | |
| Battery Yates | 6 | 3" | Pedestal | 1903-1903-1905-1943 | $ 41,407 | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
World War II
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Kirby Beach | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1942-1942-1943-1943 | $ 956 | Guns from Battery Yates |
| Battery AMTB - Gravelly Beach | 2 | 90mm | Pedestal | 1943-1943-1943-1946 | $ 4,908 | Partially buried |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
Current Status
Fort Baker is within the boundary of Golden Gate National Recreation Area and is a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Location: North side of the Golden Gate Bridge on Lime Point, California. Maps & Images Lat: 37.836513 Long: -122.479019 |
Sources:
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 22
- Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 20
- 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 61
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