Fort Church
Fort Church (1939-1947) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established as [[Sakonnet Point Military Reservation[[]] in 1939 on Sakonnet Point, in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island. Named Fort Church in General Order #5, 1 May 1940 after Col. Benjamin Church, a colonial citizen soldier. The Army discontinued use in 1947.
World War II
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No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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| Battery 107 Battery Gray |
2 | 16" | Casemated Barbette (CBC) | 1939-1942-1942-1948 | $ 943,000 | West Reservation |
| Battery Reilly (2) | 2 | 8" | Casemated Barbette (CBC) | 1941-1941-1942-1947 | $ 248,000 | East Reservation |
| Battery 212 | 2 | 6" | Shielded Barbette (SBC) | 1941-1942-1943-1948 | $ 202,905 | South Reservation Built on |
| Battery 155 - Sakonnet Point | 2 | 155mm | Mobile Panama | 1942-1942-1942-1943 | $ 5,400 | |
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Location: Sakonnet Point, in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island. Maps & Images Lat: 41.48492 Long: -71.27655 |
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 700
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Narragansett Bay, (HDNARB-AP-45), 1 Feb 1945, CDSG
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
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