Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay
The Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command. It coordinated the coast defenses of Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island from 1895 to 1950, beginning with the Endicott program. These included both coast artillery forts and underwater minefields. The command originated circa 1895 as an Artillery District, was renamed Coast Defenses of Narragansett Bay in 1913, and again renamed Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay in 1925.
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau.
Plan of First System Fort Adams.
Typical US disappearing gun battery for two guns.
12-inch mortars at Fort Greble, Dutch Island.
Beavertail State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 153 acres (62 ha) at the southern end of Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. The state park's main attraction is the active Beavertail Lighthouse, the current tower of which dates from 1856. During World War II, the park area was part of Fort Burnside, one of several coastal fortifications designed to protect Narragansett Bay. The park's scenic shoreline offers hiking, picnicking, and saltwater fishing.
Beavertail Lighthouse
Former joint Army-Navy Harbor Entrance Control Post disguised as a mansion at the former Fort Burnside.
6-inch gun M1905 on shielded barbette carriage at Fort Columbia State Park, Washington state, similar to the guns at Fort Burnside.
