United States Coast Artillery Corps

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artillery branch former military organization military branch

The United States Coast Artillery Corps was a branch of the U.S. Army responsible for coastal, harbor, and anti-aircraft defense, particularly prominent from the late 19th century through World War II.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps 15
Coast Artillery Corps 3
United States Coast Artillery Corps canonical 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery branch ⓘ
former military organization ⓘ
military branch ⓘ
activeDuring World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
declineCause changing naval warfare ⓘ
development of mobile artillery and missiles ⓘ
rise of air power ⓘ
doctrine controlled minefields in harbor channels ⓘ
fixed fortification defense ⓘ
engagedIn coastal defense of the United States ⓘ
overseas harbor defense in U.S. territories ⓘ
formedFrom United States Artillery Corps ⓘ
garrisonedAt coastal forts ⓘ
harbor defenses ⓘ
hadSubunitType anti-aircraft regiment ⓘ
coast artillery battery ⓘ
coast artillery regiment ⓘ
mine planter service ⓘ
heritage predecessor of modern U.S. Army air defense artillery ⓘ
predecessor of modern U.S. coastal and harbor defense concepts ⓘ
notableEraOfProminence World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
operatedIn U.S. overseas possessions ⓘ
contiguous United States ⓘ
surface form: continental United States

strategic harbors and approaches ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
primaryMission defend major U.S. ports ⓘ
deny enemy ships access to harbors ⓘ
protect naval bases ⓘ
responsibleFor anti-aircraft defense ⓘ
coastal defense ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ
seacoast fortifications ⓘ
specializedIn anti-aircraft artillery ⓘ
fixed gun emplacements ⓘ
harbor minefields ⓘ
heavy artillery ⓘ
transitionedRole increasing focus on anti-aircraft defense in 20th century ⓘ
usedWeaponType anti-aircraft gun ⓘ
coast artillery gun ⓘ
disappearing gun ⓘ
mortars ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

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

United States Department of War → oversaw → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
ADA → originatedFrom → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coast Artillery Corps
The Rock → garrisonedBy → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
subject surface form: Corregidor
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Mills → garrison → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Fire Control Station Diamond Head → associatedWith → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army coastal artillery
Fort Morgan → usedBy → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Segarra → militaryBranch → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Battery Weed → garrisonedBy → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps (historical)
Fort Ward → usedBy → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
Carabao Island (Cavite) → usedBy → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Frank → garrison → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Drum → garrisonedBy → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Hughes → militaryBranch → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
United States seacoast defense systems → usedBy → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Fort McRee → militaryBranch → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery
Fort Totten (New York) → garrisonedBy → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Camp Hero military installation → militaryBranch → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays → partOf → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays → operatedBy → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coast Artillery Corps
Battery Way → garrison → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Battery Hearn → garrison → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coast Artillery Corps
Battery Crockett → controlledBy → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Battery Geary → controlledBy → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Battery Geary → garrison → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery troops
Battery Wheeler → garrison → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Topside → garrisonedBy → United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps