Fort Church was a World War II United States Army coastal defense fort in Little Compton, Rhode Island . Together with Fort Greene near Point Judith , it superseded all previous heavy gun defenses in the Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay .
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10-555: The 16-inch guns would be in casemated bunkers to protect against air attack. Fort Church also had a rare casemated 8-inch gun battery. The fort was intended to protect the approaches to Narragansett Bay and its easternmost arm, called the Sakonnet River , as part of the Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay . It was mirrored by Fort Greene near Point Judith . Three reservations were acquired for Fort Church 1939–1942, which
15-480: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fort_Church&oldid=1104225393 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fort Church (Rhode Island) Fort Church
20-824: Was built as part of a general modernization of US coast defenses that began in 1940 with the outbreak of war in Europe and the Fall of France . The fort was named for Colonel Benjamin Church (1639–1718), considered a forerunner of the United States Army Rangers and buried in Little Compton. The goal was to replace all previous heavy weapons, many of which were over 35 years old, with long-range 16"/50 caliber Mark 2 guns . Lighter weapons would be replaced by 6-inch guns on high-angle shielded barbette carriages. Ammunition magazines and
25-815: Was initially named the Sakonnet Point Military Reservation. The North Reservation was at the Sakonnet Golf Club, the East Reservation was near Briggs Marsh and South Main Road, and the South Reservation was near Sakonnet Point itself. Battery Gray, or Battery Construction Number (BCN) 107, was on the North Reservation and had two 16-inch guns. Battery Reilly was on the East Reservation with two casemated 8-inch guns. BCN 212 with two 6-inch guns
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