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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1901-1942) - Battery Henry Kingsbury is a concrete [[:Category:Endicott Period Batteries|Endicott Period Coastal Battery]] located on [[Fort Casey]], Washington. Named after [[Henry Kingsbury]]. The Battery was begun in March 1901 and completed in June 1904 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery 27 Nov 1905 at a cost of $92,261.00. The battery was inactivated in 1942 during [[World War II]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1901-1942) - Battery Henry Kingsbury is a concrete [[:Category:Endicott Period Batteries|Endicott Period Coastal Battery]] located on [[Fort Casey]], Washington. Named after [[Henry Kingsbury]]. The Battery was begun in March 1901 and completed in June 1904 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery 27 Nov 1905 at a cost of $92,261.00. The battery was inactivated in 1942 during [[World War II]]. | ||
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[[Image:Fort Casey Battery Kingsbury | [[Image:Fort Casey Battery Kingsbury Entrance.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Battery Kingsbury Gun #1 Entrance]] | ||
[[Image:Fort Casey Battery Kingsbury - | [[Image:Fort Casey Battery Kingsbury - 1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Battery Kingsbury Gun #2 Position]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:22, 4 September 2008
Battery Kingsbury (1) (1901-1942) - Battery Henry Kingsbury is a concrete Endicott Period Coastal Battery located on Fort Casey, Washington. Named after Henry Kingsbury. The Battery was begun in March 1901 and completed in June 1904 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery 27 Nov 1905 at a cost of $92,261.00. The battery was inactivated in 1942 during World War II.
Battery Kingsbury (1) History
Battery Kingsbury was designed to protect both the Straight of Juan De Fuca and the Admiralty Inlet to Puget Sound. Originally built with two, 10" M1888 MII rifles mounted on one M1896 and one M1901 disappearing L.F. carriages. Gun #1 was removed in 1918 during World War I and gun #2 was removed in 1942 during World War II.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10" Rifle | 420.6" | M1888 | 43 | Watervliet | Disappearing Carriage L.F., M1896, #71, Watertown |
1902-1918 | Removed 1918 | |
| 2 | 10" Rifle | 420.6" | M1888 | 40 | Watervliet | Disappearing Carriage L.F., M1901, #8, Watertown |
1902-1942 | ||
| Source: RCW Form 1, 1933, CDSG | |||||||||
Current Status
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Location: On Fort Casey, Whidbey Island, Washington. Maps & Images Lat: 48.155564 Long: -122.677082 |
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Visited: 18 Jul 2008
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