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[td]{{About|the fort in Rhode Island|other locations|Fort Kearny (disambiguation)}}[/td] [td]{{Use American English|date=September 2025}}[/td] [td][/td] [td]{{Infobox military structure[/td]
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[td]| name = Fort Kearny[/td] [td]==History==[/td]
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[td][/td] [td]Fort Kearny was built under the [[Board of Fortifications|Endicott Program]] 1904-1908 as part of the [[Coast Defenses of Narragansett Bay]]. The fort is named for Major General [[Philip Kearny]], killed in the American Civil War. It protected the West Passage of [[Narragansett Bay]], along with [[Fort Getty]] in [[Jamestown, RI|Jamestown]] and [[Fort Greble (Rhode Island)|Fort Greble]] on [[Dutch Island (Rhode Island)|Dutch Island]].<ref name=FWiki1>[http://www.fortwiki.com/Fort_Kearny_(3) FortWiki article on Fort Kearny]</ref><ref name=Berhow205>Berhow, p. 205</ref> The fort was primarily armed with six [[6-inch gun M1905|6-inch M1905 guns]] (152 mm) on [[disappearing carriage]]s, four in Battery French and two in Battery Cram. Two [[3-inch gun M1903|3-inch M1903 guns]] (76 mm) were also present in Battery Armistead. Battery French was named for [[William H. French]], a general in the Civil War. Battery Cram was named for [[Thomas J. Cram]], a [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|topographical engineer]] in the Civil War. Battery Armistead was named for Captain Lewis G. A. Armistead, who was killed in the War of 1812. [/td]
[td]Fort Kearny was built under the [[Board of Fortifications|Endicott Program]] 1904-1908 as part of the [[Coast Defenses of Narragansett Bay]]. The fort is named for Major General [[Philip Kearny]], killed in the American Civil War. It protected the West Passage of [[Narragansett Bay]], along with [[Fort Getty]] in [[Jamestown, RI|Jamestown]] and [[Fort Greble (Rhode Island)|Fort Greble]] on [[Dutch Island (Rhode Island)|Dutch Island]].<ref name=FWiki1>[http://www.fortwiki.com/Fort_Kearny_(3) FortWiki article on Fort Kearny]</ref><ref name=Berhow205>Berhow, p. 205</ref> The fort was primarily armed with six [[6-inch gun M1905|6-inch M1905 guns]] (152 mm) on [[disappearing carriage]]s, four in Battery French and two in Battery Cram. Two [[3-inch gun M1903|3-inch M1903 guns]] (76 mm) were also present in Battery Armistead. Battery French was named for [[William H. French]], a general in the Civil War. Battery Cram was named for [[Thomas J. Cram]], a [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|topographical engineer]] in the Civil War. Battery Armistead was named for Captain Lewis G. A. Armistead, who was killed in the War of 1812.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The guns of Battery French were removed in 1917 for potential service on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]; three of the guns were sent to France for use on field carriages, but sources indicate that none of the 6-inch gun regiments completed training before the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918|Armistice]] and thus they did not see combat.<ref name=FWiki1/><ref>[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacunithistories/defeating_the_hun.htm History of the Coast Artillery Corps in World War I]</ref> The guns were not returned to Fort Kearny. [/td]
[td]The guns of Battery French were removed in 1917 for potential service on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]; three of the guns were sent to France for use on field carriages, but sources indicate that none of the 6-inch gun regiments completed training before the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918|Armistice]] and thus they did not see combat.<ref name=FWiki1/><ref>[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacunithistories/defeating_the_hun.htm History of the Coast Artillery Corps in World War I]</ref> The guns were not returned to Fort Kearny.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In [[World War II]] a large-scale modernization of coast defenses was implemented; in Narragansett Bay this was centered on [[Fort Church (Rhode Island)|Fort Church]] and [[Fort Greene (Narragansett, Rhode Island)|Fort Greene]]. Fort Kearny was slated for disarmament once the new defenses were completed. In 1942 the 3-inch guns of Battery Armistead were relocated to [[Fort Varnum]], and in 1943, with improved defenses completed, Fort Kearny's two remaining guns at Battery Cram were scrapped.<ref name="FWiki1"/><ref name=Berhow205/>[/td]
[td]In [[World War II]] a large-scale modernization of coast defenses was implemented; in Narragansett Bay this was centered on [[Fort Church (Rhode Island)|Fort Church]] and [[Fort Greene (Narragansett, Rhode Island)|Fort Greene]]. Fort Kearny was slated for disarmament once the new defenses were completed. In 1942 the 3-inch guns of Battery Armistead were relocated to [[Fort Varnum]], and in 1943, with improved defenses completed, Fort Kearny's two remaining guns at Battery Cram were scrapped.<ref name="FWiki1"/><ref name=Berhow205/>[/td]
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[td]{{Infobox military structure[/td] [td]| name = Fort Kearny[/td]
[td]| name = Fort Kearny[/td] [td]==History==[/td]
[td]==History==[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Fort Kearny was built under the [[Board of Fortifications|Endicott Program]] 1904-1908 as part of the [[Coast Defenses of Narragansett Bay]]. The fort is named for Major General [[Philip Kearny]], killed in the American Civil War. It protected the West Passage of [[Narragansett Bay]], along with [[Fort Getty]] in [[Jamestown, RI|Jamestown]] and [[Fort Greble (Rhode Island)|Fort Greble]] on [[Dutch Island (Rhode Island)|Dutch Island]].<ref name=FWiki1>[http://www.fortwiki.com/Fort_Kearny_(3) FortWiki article on Fort Kearny]</ref><ref name=Berhow205>Berhow, p. 205</ref> The fort was primarily armed with six [[6-inch gun M1905|6-inch M1905 guns]] (152 mm) on [[disappearing carriage]]s, four in Battery French and two in Battery Cram. Two [[3-inch gun M1903|3-inch M1903 guns]] (76 mm) were also present in Battery Armistead. Battery French was named for [[William H. French]], a general in the Civil War. Battery Cram was named for [[Thomas J. Cram]], a [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|topographical engineer]] in the Civil War. Battery Armistead was named for Captain Lewis G. A. Armistead, who was killed in the War of 1812. [/td]
[td]Fort Kearny was built under the [[Board of Fortifications|Endicott Program]] 1904-1908 as part of the [[Coast Defenses of Narragansett Bay]]. The fort is named for Major General [[Philip Kearny]], killed in the American Civil War. It protected the West Passage of [[Narragansett Bay]], along with [[Fort Getty]] in [[Jamestown, RI|Jamestown]] and [[Fort Greble (Rhode Island)|Fort Greble]] on [[Dutch Island (Rhode Island)|Dutch Island]].<ref name=FWiki1>[http://www.fortwiki.com/Fort_Kearny_(3) FortWiki article on Fort Kearny]</ref><ref name=Berhow205>Berhow, p. 205</ref> The fort was primarily armed with six [[6-inch gun M1905|6-inch M1905 guns]] (152 mm) on [[disappearing carriage]]s, four in Battery French and two in Battery Cram. Two [[3-inch gun M1903|3-inch M1903 guns]] (76 mm) were also present in Battery Armistead. Battery French was named for [[William H. French]], a general in the Civil War. Battery Cram was named for [[Thomas J. Cram]], a [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|topographical engineer]] in the Civil War. Battery Armistead was named for Captain Lewis G. A. Armistead, who was killed in the War of 1812.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The guns of Battery French were removed in 1917 for potential service on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]; three of the guns were sent to France for use on field carriages, but sources indicate that none of the 6-inch gun regiments completed training before the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918|Armistice]] and thus they did not see combat.<ref name=FWiki1/><ref>[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacunithistories/defeating_the_hun.htm History of the Coast Artillery Corps in World War I]</ref> The guns were not returned to Fort Kearny. [/td]
[td]The guns of Battery French were removed in 1917 for potential service on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]; three of the guns were sent to France for use on field carriages, but sources indicate that none of the 6-inch gun regiments completed training before the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918|Armistice]] and thus they did not see combat.<ref name=FWiki1/><ref>[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacunithistories/defeating_the_hun.htm History of the Coast Artillery Corps in World War I]</ref> The guns were not returned to Fort Kearny.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In [[World War II]] a large-scale modernization of coast defenses was implemented; in Narragansett Bay this was centered on [[Fort Church (Rhode Island)|Fort Church]] and [[Fort Greene (Narragansett, Rhode Island)|Fort Greene]]. Fort Kearny was slated for disarmament once the new defenses were completed. In 1942 the 3-inch guns of Battery Armistead were relocated to [[Fort Varnum]], and in 1943, with improved defenses completed, Fort Kearny's two remaining guns at Battery Cram were scrapped.<ref name="FWiki1"/><ref name=Berhow205/>[/td]
[td]In [[World War II]] a large-scale modernization of coast defenses was implemented; in Narragansett Bay this was centered on [[Fort Church (Rhode Island)|Fort Church]] and [[Fort Greene (Narragansett, Rhode Island)|Fort Greene]]. Fort Kearny was slated for disarmament once the new defenses were completed. In 1942 the 3-inch guns of Battery Armistead were relocated to [[Fort Varnum]], and in 1943, with improved defenses completed, Fort Kearny's two remaining guns at Battery Cram were scrapped.<ref name="FWiki1"/><ref name=Berhow205/>[/td]
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