Battery Sater

Battery Sater (HMRKV)

Location: Fort Hunt, VA 22308 Fairfax County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 42.927', W 77° 2.889'

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Battery Sater and Other Defensive Tactics
Fort Hunt became fully armed as a coastal defense installation upon completion of Battery Sater, the last of the four gun batteries. Battery Sater also served as a command center for mines placed in the river between Fort Hunt and its partner in coastal defense across the river, Fort Washington (MD). The minefields, located 4,000 to 8,000 yards from the main defense, forced enemy ships to slow down and stay within firing range of one or both of the forts.

Completed: January 1904
Artillery: Three 3-inch, 15-pound, rapid-fire guns
Dimensions: 102feet wide x 48 feet deep x 13.5 feet high
Range of Fire: 4.5 miles
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Placed ByGeorge Washington Memorial Highway - National Park Service - U.S. Department of the Interior
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Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 6:40am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 321930 N 4287191
Decimal Degrees38.71545000, -77.04815000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 42.927', W 77° 2.889'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 42' 55.62" N, 77° 2' 53.34" W
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Area Code(s)703
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 26 Fort Hunt Park Rd, Fort Hunt VA 22308, US
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