Battery Clagett
Battery Clagett (1901-1920) - Battery Clagett was a concrete Endicott Period 3" gun battery located on Fort Howard, Maryland. The Battery was named 11 Feb 1902 for Levi Clagett, who was killed in the defense of Fort McHenry in 1814. Battery construction started in 1900, was completed in 1900 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 15 Jan 1901 at a total cost of $ 10,460.00. Not armed until 1904. Deactivated in 1920.
Battery Clagett History
Part of the Harbor Defense of Baltimore.
Battery Clagett was a reinforced concrete Endicott Period 3" gun battery with two M1898MI guns mounted on M1898 masking parapet carriages.
The battery consisted of two 3" gun emplacements 30' apart separated by the main battery structure with a separate magazine for each gun emplacement.
The carriages were sent to Fort Howard on 14 Mar 1904 from Driggs Seabury. The guns were mounted sometime after the carriages arrived in 1904. The Battery was deactivated in 1920 and the guns were removed and later shipped on 11 Aug 1920 to Watervliet. The mounts were scrapped on 20 May 1920.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3" Rifle | 154.5 | M1898MI | 68 | Driggs-Seabury | Masking Parapet, M1898, #68, Driggs-Seabury |
1904-1920 | See Note 1 | |
| 2 | 3" Rifle | 154.5 | M1898MI | 7 | Driggs-Seabury | Masking Parapet, M1898, #50, Driggs-Seabury |
1904-1920 | See Note 1 | |
| Source: CDSG, RCW Form 1, 1 May 1920, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 70, 208 Note 1: CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA | |||||||||
Current Status
On Fort Howard County Park, Maryland. No period guns or carriages are in place.
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Location:On Fort Howard County Park, Maryland. Maps & Images Lat: 39.1987292 Long: -76.4400494 |
Sources:
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
- U.S. Corps of Engineers, Report of Completed Works - Seacoast Fortifications (RCW) from NARA, CDSG file: HowardRCW.pdf
- Form 7, page 16, dated 1 Jan 1920
- Form 1, page 15, dated 1 May 1922
- CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA, CDSG file: 3in M1898 Guns.pdf, page 2, 9, 11.
- CDSG gun carriage card collection from NARA, CDSG file: 3in M1898 Carriages.pdf, page 6, 7, 11.
- U.S. Corps of Engineers, Engineering Journal from NARA, CDSG file: EngBalt.pdf, pages 14-18.
- U.S. Corps of Engineers, Report of Completed Batteries, Etc. (RCB) from NARA, CDSG file: baltimoreRCB.pdf
- Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 70, 209.
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Battery Clagett Gun Emplacement #1
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