Battery Sater

 (1904-1920) - Battery Sater was a concrete Endicott Period 3" gun battery located on Fort Hunt, Fairfax County, Virginia. The Battery was named in G.O. 78, 25 May 1903, for 1st Lt. William A. Sater, 18th U.S. Infantry who was killed 1 Jul 1898 in the Battle of San Juan, Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Battery construction started in August 1900, was completed in January 1904 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 25 Jan 1904 at a total cost of $ 15,100. Deactivated in 1920.

Endicott Period (1890-1910)
Battery Sater was a reinforced concrete Endicott Period 3" rapid fire gun battery with three M1898MI guns mounted on M1898 Masking Parapet Carriages. The battery consisted of three 3" gun emplacements 29' apart separated by the main battery structure with a separate shell room for each gun emplacement.



World War I (1917-1918)
The Battery was deactivated in 1920 and the guns were removed 9 Jul 1920 and sent to the Watervliet Arsenal. The mounts were scrapped on 20 May 1920.

Current Status
On Fort Hunt National Park Park, Fairfax County, Virginia. No period guns or carriages are in place.

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