Mine Command; Harbor Defense, Narragansett Bay

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1899 to 1907 Harbor Defense Commander at Ft GREBLE controls the Mine Command(s): 1st MC AND 2nd MC ... 1st Mine Command; ..................... Ft GREBLE .......... MIine Company consisting of: ............... Mine Casemate ................... Underground #1; 1898 - 1902 ................... Underground #2; 1902 - 1909 ................... Bldg #; 1909 - 1923 ................... Btry MITCHELL; 1923 - 1925 ............... Torpedo Storehouse ................... Bldg #; 1902 - ............... Dynamite Storage Bldg ................... Bldg #; 1906 - ............... Cable Tanks Bldg ................... Bldg #; 1902 - ............... Torpedo Loading Room ................... Bldg #; 1906 - ............... Mine Wharf ................... Fac #; 1898 - ............... MineTramway ................... Fac #; 1904 - ............... Mine Planter Detail ................... Mine Planted assigned to 1st CA District. Command is to ................... furnish detail to do planting work from ship. ............... Distribution Box Boat .................... 1 Boat ............... Mine Yawls ................... 4 Yawls ............... Mine Base End Stations ................... M1 M1 1909 - 19??; ...... Ft GREBLE ................... M2 M2 .......................... Ft KEARNEY ............... Mine Plotting Room .......... Btry ARMISTEAD; ................. Ft KEARNEY .......... Btry OGDEN; ........................ Ft GREBLE .......... Btry WHITING; ...................... Ft GETTY ... 2nd Mine Command; ..................... Ft ADAMS .......... Mine Company consisting of: ............... Mine Casemate ................... Underground #2; 1901 - 1907 ............... Torpedo Storehouse ............... Dynamite Storage Bldg ............... Cable Tanks ................... Bldg # 406 ............... Mine Wharf ................... Fac #12 ............... Mine Tramway ............... Mine Planter Detail ................... Mine planter assigned to 1st CA District. Mine Command to ................... furnish detail to actually plant mines from ship. ............... Distribution Box Boat .................... (1 boat at Ft GREBLE) ............... Mine Yawls ................... (4 Yawls at Ft GREBLE) ............... Mine Base End Stations ............... Mine Plotting Room .......... Btry CRITTENDEN; .............. Ft WETHERILL .......... Btry COOKE: ........................ Ft WETHERILL .......... Btry BELTON; ....................... Ft ADAMS .......... Btry TALBOT; ....................... Ft ADAMS

1907 to 1923 Harbor Defense Comander, Ft GREBLE, controls the Mine Commands MC-1 and MC-2. ... MC-1; ...................................... Ft GREBLE .......... MIine Command Sections: ............... Mine Casemate ............... Mine Storehouse ............... Dynamity Storage Bldg .............. Cable Tanks .............. Mine Loading Room .............. Mine Wharf ............... Mine Tramway ............... Mine Planter Detail ............... Distribution Box Boats ............... Mine Yawls ............... Mine Base End Stations ............... Mine Ploting Room .......... Btry ARMISTEAD; .............. Ft KEARNEY .......... Btry OGDEN; ..................... Ft GREBLE .......... Btry WHITING; ................... Ft GETTY ... MC-2; ....................................... Ft WETHERILL .......... Mine Comman Sections: ............... Mine Casemate ................... 1st: Bldg # ; 1906 - 1923 ................... 2nd: Btry ZOOK; 1923 - 1944 ............... Torpedo Storehouse ................... Bldg # 1909 - 19??; .....Ft WETHERILL ............... Dynamite Storage Bldg ................... Bldg # 41 1912 - 19?? .. Ft WETHERILL ............... Cable Tanks ................... Bldg # ; 1909 - 19??; .... Ft WETHERILL ............... Torpedo Loading Room ................... Bldg # ; 1912 - 19??; .... Ft WETHERILL ............... Mine Wharf ................... Fac #20 1907 - 19??; .... Ft WETHERILL ............... Mine Tramway ............... Mine Planter Detail ............... Distribution Box Boats ............... Mine Yawls ............... Mine Base End Stations ................... Site 1-e; .1909 - 19?? .. Ft WETHERILL ................... M2 M2 1924 - ............. Ft WETHERILL ............... Mine Plotting Room ................... Site 1-E; .................. Ft WETHERILL .............. Mine Cable Hut ................... Bldg #; 1917 - 19?? ;.. Ft WETHERILL .......... Btry CRITTENDEN; ............ Ft WETHERILL .......... Btry CROOKE; ................... Ft WETHERILL .......... Btry BELTON; .................... Ft ADAMS .......... Btry TALBOT; .................... Ft ADAMS

1923 to 1937 Harbor Defense Commander, Ft ADAMS, controls the Mine Comand. ... MC; consisting of: ............... Ft WETHERILL .......... Mine Command Sections: ............... Mine Casemate ............... Mine Storehouses ............... Dynamite Storage Bldg ............... Cable Tanks ............... Mine Loading Room ............... Mine Wharf & Tramway ............... Mine Planter Detail ............... Distribution Box Boats ............... Mine Yawls ............... Mine Base End Stations ............... Mine PLotting Room .......... Btry ARMISTEAD; ............ Ft KEARNEY .......... Btry WHITING; ................. Ft GETTY .......... Btry CRITTENDEN; .......... Ft WETHERILL .......... Btry DICKENSON; ............ Ft WETHERILL

1937 to 1943 Harbor Defense Command Post, Ft ADAMS, controls the Mine Command. ..... MG consist of: .......... Mine Planter Detail .......... Distribution Box Boats .......... Mine Yawls .......... MC-1; West Passage ............... Mine Command Section .................... Mine Casemate .................... Mine Storehouse .................... Dynamite Storage Bldg .................... Cable Tanks .................... Mine Loading Room .................... Mine Wharf & Tramway .................... Mine Base End Stations .................... Mine Plotting Room .......... MC-2; East Passage ............... Mine Command Sections .................... Mine Casemate .................... Mine Storehouse .................... Dynamite Storage Bldg .................... Cable Tanks .................... Mine Loading Room .................... Mine Wharf & Tramway .................... Mine Base End Stations .................... Mine Plotting Room .......... AuxCP consisting of: ............... Btry CRAM; .................... Ft KEARNEY ............... Btry ARMISTEAD; .......... Ft KEARNEY ............... Btry HOUSE; ................. Ft GETTY ............... Btry WHITING; ............... Ft GETTY .......... Btry DICKENSON; ............... Ft WETHERILL .......... Btry CRITTENDEN; .............. Ft WETHERILL

1944 to ~1949 Harbor Defense Command Post; Ft BURNSIDE controls Harbor Entrance Control Post (HECP). They are co-located at Ft BURNSIDE. The HECP controls the Fire Commands C-1, C-2, C-3 and Group Command G-6. FC-2 controls Groups G-2, G-3 and G-4. .....G-4; consists of: .......... Mine Command ...............Mine Command Sections .................... Mine Casemate .................... Mine Storehouse .................... Dynamite Storage Bldg .................... Cable Tanks .................... Mine Loading Room .................... Mine Wharf & Tramway .................... Mine Planter Detail .................... Distribution Box Boats .................... Mine Yawls .................... Mine Base End Stations .................... Mine Plotting Room ............... Mines West Passage; ........ Hull Cove ............... Mines East Passage; ........ Hull Cove .......... Btry WHITING; ................... Ft BURNSIDE .......... Btry 213; ............................ Ft BURNSIDE