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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1913) - Battery Irons was a concrete [[Endicott Period]] 4.7" gun battery located on [[Fort Armistead]], Maryland. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1913) - Battery Irons was a concrete [[Endicott Period]] 4.7" gun battery located on [[Fort Armistead]], Maryland. Battery construction started 2 Apr 1898, was completed in July 1898 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 5 Jan 1900 at a total cost of $10,616.08. The Battery was named for 1st Lt. [[Joseph F. Irons]], [[1st U.S. Artillery]] in 1903. Deactivated in 1913. | ||
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Revision as of 19:06, 12 April 2009
Battery Irons (1900-1913) - Battery Irons was a concrete Endicott Period 4.7" gun battery located on Fort Armistead, Maryland. Battery construction started 2 Apr 1898, was completed in July 1898 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 5 Jan 1900 at a total cost of $10,616.08. The Battery was named for 1st Lt. Joseph F. Irons, 1st U.S. Artillery in 1903. Deactivated in 1913.
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Battery Irons History
Part of the Harbor Defense of Baltimore.
Battery Irons was a reinforced concrete EndicottPeriod 4.7" Armstrong gun battery with two British Armstrong guns mounted on Armstrong Barbette Carriages. The carriages arrived at Fort Armistead on 12 Aug 1898 and presumably the gun tubes arrived with them. The guns and the carriages were removed and shipped to Fort Ruger in the Hawaiian Islands on 24 Jul 1913.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.72" Rifle | 218.4" | Armstrong | 11001 | Armstrong | Pedestal Mount, #11016, Armstrong | 1900-1913 | See Note 1 | |
| 2 | 4.72" Rifle | 218.4" | Armstrong | 11005 | Armstrong | Pedestal Mount, #11015, Armstrong | 1900-1913 | See Note 1 | |
| Source: CDSG, RCW Form 1, 1 Jan 1920, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 86, 209 Note 1: Guns and carriages removed and shipped 24 Jul 1913 to Fort Ruger, CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA | |||||||||
Current Status
On Fort Armistead Baltimore City Park. No period guns or carriages are in place. The Battery is covered with graffitti and a bit overgrown.
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Location: Fort Armistead, Maryland. Maps & Images Lat: 39.208494 Long: -76.533921 |
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Visited: 2 Apr 2009
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