Fort Armstrong, Hawaii was a

Coast Artillery Coastal artillery is the branch of the armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications. From the Middle Ages until World War II, coastal artillery and naval artillery in the form of c ...

Fort built in 1907 and named after

Brigadier General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

Samuel C. Armstrong. Army Corps of Engineers were still at the Fort until 1974.

History

Fort Armstrong is located at

Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...

Oahu Oahu () (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering place#Island of Oʻahu as The Gathering Place, Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over t ...

and was built on fill over Ku-akau-kukui reef in 1907 to protect Honolulu harbor. It had one named Battery, and was spread over 64 Acres. * Battery Tiernon with two pedestal mounted 3-inch M1903 guns from 1911 to 1943

The original garrison was the 1st Coast artillery Company followed by the 104th Mine Co. operating the harbor mines. Also stationed there was the 185th Coast Artillery Company. Fort Armstrong continued under the occupation of the Coast Artillery until September 15, 1922, when the Coast Artillery Headquarters moved to Fort DeRussy Military Reservation, Fort De Russy it was abandoned by the U.S. Army by 1950 and is now part of a container port facility.

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110816235445/http://www.pod.usace.army.mil/Photo%20Gallery/podphoto.html * {{NRHP url, id=64000142 * place name

* http://itouchmap.com/?d=1953656&s=HI&f=military * https://web.archive.org/web/20100125221718/http://www.cdsg.org/hawaii.htm * Hawaii past and presen

* Congressional recor

* executive orde

* land transfer

* Fortifications Bill 192

External links

* film of pie

* Coast Artillery Companie

Geography of Honolulu Museums in Honolulu Military and war museums in Hawaii

Armstrong Armstrong may refer to: Places * Armstrong Creek (disambiguation), various places Antarctica * Armstrong Reef, Biscoe Islands Argentina * Armstrong, Santa Fe Australia * Armstrong, Victoria Canada * Armstrong, British Columbia * Armstrong ...

Buildings and structures in Honolulu Coastal artillery National Register of Historic Places in Honolulu

History

See also

References

External links