The History of Fort Tilden, NY - 1917 to 1974 - Last Updated: February 11, 2007
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Updates News about Fort Tilden. Visit Fort Tilden History tours and presentations at Fort Tilden. Fort Tilden Bulletin Board Post a message, ask a question, contact other veterans.... Help Us! Can you help us research the history of Fort Tilden? Send us an e-mail, or send us your comments on a reply form Links Links to other Coast Artillery forts and Nike missile sites on the Internet. Updated often. Early History of Rockaway Point Start your virtual tour here: 1) Blockhouse Decatur The War of 1812 fortification at Rockaway Point. 2) USLSS Station Rockaway Point The rescues and history of this US Life Saving Service Station. 3) NAS Rockaway Chronology of an original Naval Air Station. 4) Aircraft of NAS Rockaway Seaplanes, flying boats, blimps, and kite balloons. 5) Blimp Hangar The U.S. Army Blimp Hangar at Fort Tilden. 6) The Establishment of Fort Tilden The Original 1917 U.S. Army post. Coast Artillery Period (1917-1949) History 7) Mortar Battery Four M1890 12-inch Mortars (WW-1). 8) Battery Fergusson Twin M1900 6-inch Rapid Fire Guns (WW-1 and WW-2). 9) Battery Kessler Twin M1900 6-inch Rapid Fire Guns (WW-1 and WW-2). 10) 6-inch Gun Technical Data Learn the "Nuts and Bolts" of these weapons. |
11) Battery Harris (1921-1949) Fort Tilden's twin M1919 16-inch gun battery. 12) 16-inch Gun Technical Data Learn the "Nuts and Bolts" of these weapons. 13) Battery 220 The twin 6-inch Rapid Fire Gun battery that was never completed. (WW-2) 14) 155mm Guns at Fort Tilden Mobile M1918 guns. 15) Mine Casemate (1920s - 1949) The history of submarine minefields in the New York Harbor. 16) HECP (WW-2) Fort Tilden's Harbor Entrance Command Post. 17) Searchlight Batteries Searchlights for harbor and anti-aircraft defense. 18) Railroad Used to transport ammunition to the gun batteries. 19) Post Area The cantonment area - Coming Soon!. 20) Early Harbor Defense Radar SCR-296 and SCR-582 radar set information. 21) Anti-Aircraft Guns WW-1, WW-2, and Cold War. 22) The AMTB Battery at Rockaway Point The WW-2 twin 90mm Anti Motor Torpedo Boat gun emplacement at the tip of Breezy Point. 23) Battery 20 at Rockaway Point NEW! The WW-2 twin 3-inch gun emplacement with CRF structure at the tip of Breezy Point. 24) The "Lighthouse" Fire Control Tower Learn about this Breezy Point landmark. 25) War Diary of the Eastern Sea Frontier Selected excerpts pertaining to New York Harbor, Dec 1941 - Sept 1943. |
Cold War Period History (1949-1974) 26) Nike Missiles (1954-1974) Updated! Supersonic air defense missiles. Nike Ajax Missile Wanted! NPS at Fort Hancock seeks missile for display. Recent History at Fort Tilden 27) Gateway NRA (1974) 28) The "Golden Venture" Appendix A: Stories and Articles - Chronology of Artillery Firing at Ft Tilden - 1918, Hugh Adams NAS Rockaway Aviator. - 1919, The Commander of NAS Rockaway. - 1920, The Boudreau photo collection. - 1940, Practice Firing the 16-inch Guns. - 1941, Practice Firing the 16-inch Guns. - 1942, U-Boats Attack New York Shipping! - 1942, Practice Firing the 16-inch Guns. - 1943, U-Boat Shoots Down Navy PV-1 from FBF! - 1950, Memories of 69th AAA Gun Battalion (90mm). - 1953, Jay Sullivan and the 505th AA Missile Battalion. - 1955-1957, Memories of the 505th AA Missile Battalion. - 1973, Those ugly highrises. - 1980s, Memories of Park Rangers. Coming soon! Newspaper Article Archive Appendix B: Units Stationed at Fort Tilden Military units from all time periods. Contact old friends! Appendix C: Historic Maps Maps of Fort Tilden and the surrounding area dating back to 1685. Appendix D: Directory of Veterans New! View our list of Fort Tilden veterans and add your name! |
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