Battery Armistead (1)

 (1908-1942) - Battery Armistead (1) was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period 3 inch coastal gun battery on Fort Kearny (3), Washington County, Rhode Island. The battery was named in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after Captain Lewis G.A. Armistead, who was killed in action at Fort Erie, Upper Canada, September 1814. Battery construction started in August 1904, was completed in October 1906 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 7 May 1908 at a cost of $ 16,600.00. Deactivated in 1942.

Endicott Period
Originally built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with two 3" M1903 guns mounted on M1903 Barbette carriages. This was a two story battery with the guns on the upper level and the magazine on the lower level. No shell or powder hoists furnished. Electrical power furnished from Battery French.



World War I
Battery Armistead was not affected by the World War I redistribution or the following 1920 disarmament program.

World War II
This battery was relocated to Battery Armistead (2), Fort Varnum, in 1942.

Current Status
Part of the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus on Narragansett Bay, Washington County, Rhode Island. No period guns or mounts in place.

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