Battery Hoffman

 (1904-1945) - Battery Satterlee Hoffman was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period 3 inch coastal gun battery on Fort H.G. Wright, Fishers Island, Suffolk County, New York. The battery was named in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after 2nd Lt. Satterlee Hoffman, 1st U.S. Artillery, who was killed in action at Churubusco, Mexico, 20 Aug 1847, during the Mexican-American War. Battery construction started in September 1902, was completed in February 1904 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 2 Mar 1904 at a cost of $ 13,470.58. Deactivated in 1945.

Endicott Period
Originally built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with two 3" M1902MI guns mounted on M1902 Pedestal mounts carriages. 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 hand. No shell or powder hoists were provided. Electrical power was furnished by the emplacement power plant in Battery Butterfield.



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

In 1923 a CRF and BC station for Battery Hoffman was built 100' south of gun emplacement #2 and accepted for service on 26 Jul 1923 at a cost of $ 1,473.73.

World War II
Battery Hoffman was a part of the Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound plan throughout World War II. When the war ended in 1945 the guns processed for salvage on 15 Mar 1946 and the carriages were processed for salvage on 18 Oct 1945.

Current Status
No period guns or mounts in place.

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