United States seacoast defense systems

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coastal defense system military infrastructure

United States seacoast defense systems were a series of evolving coastal fortifications and armaments designed to protect the nation’s harbors and shorelines from naval attack.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
United States coastal defense system 4
Delaware River coastal defense system 1
Gulf Coast defenses 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal defense system ⓘ
military infrastructure ⓘ
component coastal artillery batteries ⓘ
coastal fortifications ⓘ
fire control systems ⓘ
harbor defense commands ⓘ
mine fields ⓘ
observation posts ⓘ
searchlights ⓘ
submarine nets ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
declineReason development of guided missiles ⓘ
development of long-range naval gunnery ⓘ
rise of air power ⓘ
developedDuring 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
evolvedFrom masonry fortifications ⓘ
evolvedTo dispersed gun emplacements ⓘ
missile-based coastal defenses ⓘ
reinforced concrete batteries ⓘ
geographicScope Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ
Caribbean possessions of the United States ⓘ
Great Lakes region ⓘ
Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
West Coast of the United States ⓘ
surface form: Pacific coast of the United States

Pacific island possessions of the United States ⓘ
includedWeapon anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
barbette-mounted guns ⓘ
coastal defense missiles ⓘ
disappearing guns ⓘ
mortars ⓘ
railway artillery ⓘ
rifled breech-loading guns ⓘ
rifled muzzle-loading cannon ⓘ
smoothbore muzzle-loading cannon ⓘ
submarine mines ⓘ
majorPhase Endicott Period coast defenses ⓘ
surface form: Endicott Period seacoast defenses

United States seacoast defense systems self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Taft Period seacoast defenses

World War I harbor defenses ⓘ
World War II harbor defenses ⓘ
manySitesConvertedTo historic sites ⓘ
museums ⓘ
public parks ⓘ
notableSite Fort Adams State Park ⓘ
surface form: Fort Adams

Fort Casey ⓘ
Fort Hamilton ⓘ
Fort Hancock ⓘ
Fort McHenry ⓘ
Fort Monroe, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Fort Monroe

Fort Moultrie ⓘ
Fort Point ⓘ
Fort Stevens ⓘ
Fort Sumter ⓘ
Fort Warren ⓘ
Fort Worden Historical State Park ⓘ
surface form: Fort Worden
precededBy First System of US seacoast defense ⓘ
surface form: First System of US seacoast fortifications

Second System of US seacoast defense ⓘ
surface form: Second System of US seacoast fortifications

Third System of US seacoast defense ⓘ
surface form: Third System of US seacoast fortifications
purpose defense against naval attack ⓘ
protection of harbors ⓘ
protection of shorelines ⓘ
usedBy United States Army ⓘ
United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps

United States Navy ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Third System of US seacoast defense → partOf → United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
Pearl Harbor (interwar and early WWII) → partOf → United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Pacific defense network
Fort Gaines → partOf → United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
this entity surface form: coastal defenses of Mobile Bay
Harbor defenses of New York → partOf → United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States coastal defense system
Casemate Museum → focusesOn → United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States coastal artillery
Fort Casey State Park → heritage → United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States coastal defense system
Fort Mott State Park → partOf → United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delaware River coastal defense system
Fort Hancock → partOf → United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States coastal defense system
Fort Trumbull (Third System reconstruction) → partOf → United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States seacoast defense system
Fort Independence (Boston Harbor, rebuilt) → partOf → United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States coastal defense system
Fort Massachusetts (Ship Island) → partOf → United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gulf Coast defenses
Fort Point (Galveston, planned/partial) → partOf → United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States coastal defense network
United States seacoast defense systems → majorPhase → United States seacoast defense systems self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taft Period seacoast defenses