Battery King

 (1900-1935) - Battery King was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period 12 inch coastal mortar battery on Fort Totten, New York. The battery was named in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900 after Ltc. William R. King,, U.S. Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, who served with distinction during the U.S. Civil War and was the designer of a successful counterpoise gun carriage for seacoast guns. Battery construction started in 1898, was completed on 6 Aug 1900 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 6 Aug 1900 at a cost of $ 19,329.49. Deactivated in 1935.

Endicott Period
The Endicott Period mortar battery was built over an 1870s muzzle loaded mortar battery. The battery was built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal mortar battery with eight 12" M1890MI mortars mounted on M1896 mortar carriages.



World War I
The mortars of Battery King were not affected by the World War I redistribution or the subsequent 1920 disarmament program.

Current Status
No period guns or mounts in place. Battery buried by the WPA in the 1930s.

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