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== [[World War I]] == | == [[World War I]] == | ||
Early in [[World War I]] the guns from all three batteries were removed and redistributed to other installations. The 5' guns were sent to [[Fort H.G. Wright]]. | Early in [[World War I]] the guns from all three batteries were removed and redistributed to other installations. The 5' guns were sent to [[Fort H.G. Wright]]. The 8" guns were ordered dismounted for service abroad on 24 Aug 1917 and were transferred to [[Watervliet]] on 27 Dec 1917. | ||
== [[World War II]] == | == [[World War II]] == | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 29 November 2010
Fort Mansfield (1) (1898-1928) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1900 in Washington County, Rhode Island. Named in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after MG Joseph K.F. Mansfield, U.S. Volunteers, Inspector General, U.S. Army, 1853-1861, who was a veteran of the Mexican-American War and the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) and died 18 Sep 1862, of wounds received at the Battle of Antietam, the day previous. Post abandoned in 1926 and sold in 1928.
Endicott Period
Part of the Harbor Defense of Long Island Sound.
Construction of the three Endicott Period batteries began in 1898 and all were completed in 1900. The batteries were all accepted for service on the same day, 18 Feb 1901 at a total cost of $ 100,600 for battery construction.
The 1907 war games determined that there was a dead spot along the Rhode Island coast in the field of fire for the 8" guns of Battery Wooster that would allow the bombardment of the fort and provide an opportunity for capture by land. This weakness led to the deactivation of the fort in 1909 and caretaker status.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Wooster | 2 | 8" | Disappearing | 1898-1900-1901-1917 | $ 75,000 | |
| Battery Crawford | 2 | 5" | Balanced pillar | 1898-1900-1901-1917 | $ 11,600 | |
| Battery Connell | 2 | 5" | Pedestal | 1898-1900-1901-1917 | $ 14,000 | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
World War I
Early in World War I the guns from all three batteries were removed and redistributed to other installations. The 5' guns were sent to Fort H.G. Wright. The 8" guns were ordered dismounted for service abroad on 24 Aug 1917 and were transferred to Watervliet on 27 Dec 1917.
World War II
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery 114 | 2 | 16" | Casemated Barbette (CBC) | Not Built | $ 0 | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
Current Status
Part of , Washington County, Rhode Island.
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Location: Napatree Point, Washington County, Rhode Island. Battery Connell map point approximate. Maps & Images Lat: 41.3063889 Long: -71.8836111 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 703
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Mansfield
- Wikipedia - Fort Mansfield
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
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