Fort Standish (1)

Fort Standish (1) (1900-1947) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1900 on Lovell's Island in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Named Fort Standish in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after Myles Standish, a famous soldier who joined the expedition sailing on the "Mayflower" and gained distinction in the defense of the Plymouth Colony and in the direction of operations against hostile Indians, (1620-1656). Post declared surplus in 1947.

Endicott Period

Part of the Harbor Defense of Boston, Massachusetts.

Seven Endicott Period gun batteries were built on Lovell's Island Island between 1899 and 1907 and accepted for service. By 1909 the batteries were completed and quarters built for 4 NCOs. One of those quarters was a caretaker/NCO quarters. In 1909 the post was garrisoned by detachment from Fort Warren. The guns for Battery Burbeck and Battery Morris were on hand but not mounted and the guns for Battery Williams were not on hand.

**Fort Standish (1) Endicott Period Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Burbeck	2	10"	Disappearing	1901-1907-1907-1942	$ 128,452
Battery Morris (2)	2	10"	Disappearing	1901-1907-1907-1942	$ 128,452
Battery Terrill (1)	3	6"	Disappearing	1899-1902-1902-1943	$ 86,673
Battery Whipple	2	6"	Pedestal	1901-1904-1904-1947	$ 21,900	Modified WWII
Battery Vincent	4	3"	Masking Parapet	1900-1904-1904-1920	$ 14,000	Modified
Battery Weir	2	3"	Pedestal	1902-1906-1906-1926	$ 29,127	Destroyed
Battery Williams	3	3"	Pedestal	1900-1904-1904-1946	$ 17,500
Source: CDSG

World War I

Fort Standish expanded during World War I and a number of temporary buildings were built to house the garrison. The temporary buildings can be still seen on the 1921 plan of the post. By 1938 all of the temporary buildings were gone and only the three permanent habitable quarters remained. There were other permanent buildings, an ordnance storehouse and a regular storehouse but little else besides the gun batteries and fire control stations..

World War II

**Fort Standish (1) World War II Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery AMTB 943	2 2	90mm 90mm	AMTB Fixed Mobile	1943-1943-1943-1946	$ 8,852
Source: CDSG

Current Status

Lovell's Island, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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Location: Lovell's Island, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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Lat: 42.330857 Long: -70.928985

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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 411
U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Boston, Massachusetts, (HDB-AN-45), 31 Jan 1945, CDSG
Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

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