Battery Sullivan

 (1898-1938) - Battery Sullivan was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period 10‑inch coastal gun battery on Fort Williams (1), Cumberland County, Maine. The battery was named in G.O. 78, 25 May 1903, after Major General John Sullivan, Continental Army, who served with distinction in the Revolutionary War and the Indian Wars and who died 23 Jan 1795, at Durham, New Hampshire. Battery construction started in 1894, was completed in 1898 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 8 Jun 1898 at a cost of $ 107,063.49. Deactivated in 1938.

Endicott Period (1890-1910)
Originally built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with two 10" M1888MI guns mounted on M1894MI Disappearing carriages and one 10" M1888MII mounted on a M1896 Disappearing carriage. This was a two story battery with the guns located on the upper level and the magazines below. Shells were moved from the magazine level to the gun loading platform by three back delivery Taylor-Raymond shell hoists that were accepted for service 23 Aug 1907. Three Type C powder hoists were accepted for service on 14 Oct 1912. The disappearing carriages were fitted with electric retraction motors. Electrical power was furnished by the emplacement power plant and the central power plant.



World War I (1917-1918)
The guns of were removed for service abroad and shipped off in 1918 but they were replaced in 1919 with different serial numbered guns.

Battery Sullivan was declared no longer required by the Secretary of War on 17 May 1932 but the guns and carriages were not ordered scrapped until 4 Nov 1942. The battery structure was used during World War II as a Harbor Defense Control Post (HDCP).

Current Status
Part of Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine. No period guns or mounts in place.

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