Fort DuPont (1)
Fort DuPont (1) (1897-1945) - An Endicott Period reinforced concrete coastal fort established on the site of previous fortifications that were removed in 1897. Named for Admiral Samuel Francis duPont a U.S. Civil War naval hero. Deactivated 31 Dec 1945.
Fort DuPont (1) History
Established to protect the entrance to the Delaware River, part of Harbor Defenses of the Delaware.
Endicott Period
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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| Battery Rodney | 8 | 12" | Mortar | 1897-1899-1900-1941 | $ 217,721* | 4 Mortars shipped to Battery White (2), Fort Rosecrans by Jul 1918 |
| Battery Best | 8 | 12" | Mortar | 1897-1899-1900-1941 | $ 217,721* | 4 Mortars shipped to Honolulu May 1914 |
| Battery Read | 2 | 12" | Barbette | 1898-1898-1899-1918 | $ 80,830 | Guns to Fort Hamilton Battery Doubleday 1918 |
| Battery Gibson | 2 | 8" | Disappearing | 1898-1898-1899-1917 | $ 67,956 | Guns to Watervliet 1917 |
| Battery Ritchie | 2 | 5" | Pedestal | 1900-1900-1900-1917 | $ 16,703 | Destroyed |
| Battery Elder | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1903-1904-1904-1942 | $ 18,383 | Guns Mounted Mar 1910 Relocated to Delaware Beach 1922 Guns moved to Battery Liston 1942 |
| Battery Liston Battery Elder II |
2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1942-1942 | $ ? | Reedy Island Liston front range light |
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Current Status
Fort DuPont Delaware State Park.
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Location: On Reedy Point just east of Delaware city, Delaware. Maps & Images Lat: 39.5705321 Long: -75.5833626 |
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 130
- Wikipedia
- American Forts Network
- North American Forts
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