Battery Dalliba

 (1905-1946) - Battery James Dalliba was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period 3 inch coastal gun battery on Fort Terry, Plum Island, Suffolk County, New York. The battery was named in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after James Dalliba, assistant commissary general of ordnance, who served from 1811 to 1824, and who died 8 Nov 1832. Battery construction started in September 1902, was completed in May 1905 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 28 Aug 1905 at a cost of $ 17,500.00. Deactivated in 1946.

Endicott Period
Originally built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with two 3" M1903 guns mounted on M1903 Pedestal mounts. This was a two story battery with the guns on the upper level and the magazines on the lower level. Shells were moved from the magazine level to the gun loading platform by hand. No shell or powder hoists provided. Electrical power was furnished by the emplacement power plant in Battery Stoneman.

Both guns were mounted on 23 Jul 1909.



World War I
The guns of Battery Dalliba were not affected by the World War I redistribution or the following 1920 disarmament program.

World War II
Guns and carriages processed for salvage 15 Mar 1946.

Current Status
Now on Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) operated by U.S. DHS. No period guns or mounts in place.

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