Battery Randol
Battery Randol (1902-1918) - Battery Randol was a reinforced concrete Endicott Period 10 inch coastal gun battery on Fort Worden, Washington. The battery was named after Alanson Randol. Battery construction started 1898, was completed in 1900 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 16 Jun 1902. Deactivated in 1918.
Battery Randol History
Part of the Harbor Defense of Puget Sound.
Battery Randol was a 10" coastal gun battery armed with two M1888MII rifles mounted on M1893 Barbette carriages.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10" Rifle | 367.25" | M1888MII | 39 | Bethlehem | Barbette, M1893, #7, Morgan | 1902-1918 | Rounds fired: 68 See Note 1 | |
| 2 | 10" Rifle | 367.25" | M1888MII | 6 | Bethlehem | Barbette, M1893, #8, Morgan | 1902-1918 | Rounds fired: 75 See Note 1 | |
| Source: RCW Form 1, Apr 1932, RCB 31 Dec 1909, Coast Defense Study Group, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 120-121, 217 Note 1: Guns sent from Fort Worden to Watervliet 13 Jun 1918, CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA Carriage #7 sent to Aberdeen 15 Aug 1919, #8 held for spare parts, CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA | |||||||||
Current Status
No gun or mounts in place.
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Location: Fort Worden, Washington Maps & Images Lat: 48.1397236 Long: -122.765168 |
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