Fort Wadsworth (1)
Fort Wadsworth (1) (1864-1994) - An U.S. Civil War Coastal Fort first established in 1864 by consolidating several Staten Island fortifications into one. Named 7 Nov 1865 after Bvt. Brig. Gen. James Wadsworth who was killed in May of 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness. Deactivated in 1994.
Fort Wadsworth (1) History
Established is 1864 by consolidation of several Staten Island military fortifications including Fort Tompkins and Fort Richmond The Fort was expanded during the Endicott Period with the addition of several coastal batteries and again during World War II. Established as a part of the Harbor Defense of Southern New York.
U.S. Civil War
Post U.S. Civil War
Endicott Period
Between 1895 and 1904 six new Endicott Period batteries were built and several of the existing batteries were upgrade to Endicott Period standards and many of them were renamed in the process.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Ayres | 2 | 12" | Disappearing | 1900-1901-1901-1942 | $ 87,000 | Part buried |
| Battery Dix | 2 | 12" | Disappearing | 1900-1902-1904-1944 | $ 100,000 | |
| Battery Hudson | 2 | 12" | Disappearing | 1898-1899-1899-1942 | $ 99,463 | Part buried |
| Battery Richmond | 2 | 12" | Disappearing | 1898-1899-1899-1942 | $ 96,992 | Part buried |
| Battery Barry | 2 | 10" | Disappearing | 1897-1899-1899-1918 | $ 61,499 | |
| Battery Upton | 2 | 10" | Disappearing | 189?-1895-1897-1942 | $ 61,499 | Part buried |
| Battery Duane | 5 | 8" | Disappearing | 1895-1897-1897-1915 | $ 267,513 | Magazines removed One emplacement removed |
| Battery Mills (2) | 2 | 6" | Disappearing | 1899-1900-1900-1943 | $ 52,700 | Both emplacements part buried One gun to Sandy Hook Proving Ground 1918 |
| Battery Barbour | 2 2 |
6" 4.7" |
Armstrong Armstrong |
1898-1898-1898-1920 1898-1898-1898-1920 |
$ 9,165 | One emplacement buried One emplacement buried One emplacement part buried |
| Battery Turnbull | 6 | 3" | Pedestal | 1902-1903-1903-1944 | $ 30,000 | |
| Battery Bacon | 2 | 3" | Masking Parapet | 1899-1899-1899-1918 | $ 4,000 | |
| Battery Catlin | 6 | 3" | Pedestal | 1902-1904-1904-1942 | $ 37,509 | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
World War I
Post World War I
World War II
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery 115 | 2 | 16" | Casemated Barbette | Not built | $ ? | |
| Battery 218 | 2 | 6" | SBC | 1942-1943-1944-1958 | $ 203,277 | Not Armed |
| Battery New Turnbull | 4 | 3" | Pedestal | 1942-1946 | $ ? | Covered |
| Battery AMTB 11 - Miller Field | 2 2 |
90 mm 90 mm |
Fixed Pedestal Mobile |
1943-1946 | $ ? | |
| Battery AMTB 12 - Swinburne Island | 2 | 90 mm | Fixed Pedestal | 1943-1946 | $ ? | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
Post World War II
Current Status
Now a part of part of Gateway National Recreation Area. No period guns or carriages in place.
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Location: 210 New York Ave., Staten Island, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 40.605506 Long: -74.054163 |
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 587-589
- Wikipedia - Fort Wadsworth
- NorthAmericanForts.com
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
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