Battery Stotsenburg
Battery Stotsenburg (1900-1942) - Battery Stotsenburg is a concrete Endicott Period 12" mortar battery located on Fort Winfield Scott, California. Named after Col. John Stotsenburg, 6th U.S. Cavalry, a veteran of the Spanish-American War who was killed in the Philippines 23 Apr 1899. Work began on the Battery 6 Jul 1897, completed in 1898 and transferred for service 27 Apr 1900 at a cost of $130,188. Battery deactivated 1942.
Endicott Period
Part of the Harbor Defense of San Francisco.
Battery Stotsenburg was originally built with sixteen 12" M1890MI rifled steel mortars on M1896MI mortar carriages in a concrete battery with four mortar pits (A-D) in a straight line. In 1906 mortar pits C and D were renamed Battery McKinnon and pits A and B retained the Battery Stotsenburg name. Guns and carriages were scrapped in 1942.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 22a | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 62, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| A-2 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 33 | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 60, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| A-3 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 47 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MI, 63, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| A-4 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 35 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MI, 61, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| B-1 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 31 | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 66, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| B-2 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 30 | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 64, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| B-3 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 49 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MI, 67, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| B-4 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 6 | Niles | Mortar M1896MI, 65, Southwark | 1900-1942 | See note 2 | |
| C-1 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 34 | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 91, Robert Poole | 1900-1942 | See note 2 & 3 | |
| C-2 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 36 | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 95, Robert Poole | 1900-1918 | See note 2 & 3 | |
| C-3 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 23 | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 94, Robert Poole | 1900-1942 | See note 1 & 3 | |
| C-4 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 28c | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MI, 96, Robert Poole | 1900-1918 | See note 1 & 3 | |
| D-1 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 39 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MI, 85, Robert Poole | 1900-1942 | See note 2 & 3 | |
| D-2 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 46 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MI, 79, Robert Poole | 1900-1918 | See note 1 & 3 | |
| D-3 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 28d | Builders | Mortar M1896MI, 86, Robert Poole | 1900-1942 | See note 2 & 3 | |
| D-4 | 12" Mortar | 140" | M1890MI | 22b | Bethlehem | Mortar M1896MI, 80, Robert Poole | 1900-1918 | See note 1 & 3 | |
| Source: RCW Form 1, 1 Mar 1920, 1 Sep 1923 Note 1: Mortars and Carriages transferred to Battery Howe (2), Fort Funston 18 Jun 1918 Note 2: Mortars & carriages salvaged 19 Nov 1942 Note 3: Pit C & D redesignated Battery McKinnon 25 Jan 1906 | |||||||||
Current Status
No guns or carriages are in place.
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Location: Fort Winfield Scott, California Maps & Images Lat: 37.795292 Long: -122.473789 |
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