Fort De Russy (2)
Fort De Russy (2) (1904-1949) - An Taft Period Coastal Fort first established in 1904 in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Named Fort De Russy in G.O. 15, 1909, after Bvt. Brigadier General René Edward De Russy, a graduate and later Superintendent of the United States Military Academy who served in the U.S. Civil War as a designer of fortifications. Redesignated as a Armed Forces Recreation Center in 1949.
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Taft Period (1906-1915)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Honolulu.
The 1 Feb 1906 report of the Taft coastal defenses board recommended that Hawaii, specifically Honolulu and Pearl Harbor, be protected by coastal artillery batteries. The list of recommended armament included sixteen 12" mortars, six 12" guns and four 6" guns. Initially, four forts were established to provide the gun batteries, Fort Kamehameha, Fort Ruger, Fort De Russy (2) and Fort Armstrong.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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| Battery Randolph | 2 | 14" | Disappearing | 1908-1913-1913-1944 | $ 428,894 | |
| Battery Dudley | 2 | 6" | Disappearing | 1909-1913-1913-1946 | $ 75,000 | Destroyed in 1969 |
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World War I (1917-1918)
World War II (1941-1945)
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery AMTB - Fort De Russy | 2 2 |
90mm 90mm |
Fixed Pedestal Mobile |
1943-1943-1943-1946 | $ ? | Destroyed |
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Cold War (1947-1991)
Redesignated as a Armed Forces Recreation Center in June 1949.
Current Status
Part of Fort De Russy Recreation Center, Honolulu County, Hawaii. The U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii is located in Battery Randolph on the grounds nothing remains of Battery Dudley and Battery AMTB - Fort De Russy.
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Location: Fort De Russy, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Maps & Images Lat: 21.280802 Long: -157.833035 |
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 241-242
- CDSG
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort De Russy
- Wikipedia - Fort De Russy
- Wikipedia - U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii
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