Endicott Board report of 1886

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The Endicott Board report of 1886 was a landmark U.S. defense study that recommended a comprehensive modernization of American coastal fortifications, leading to the Endicott Period coast defenses.

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instanceOf United States government document
defense study
military report
alsoKnownAs Report of the Board on Fortifications or Other Defenses NERFINISHED
associatedWith Endicott Board NERFINISHED
chairperson William Crowninshield Endicott NERFINISHED
commissionedBy United States Department of War NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eraName Endicott Period NERFINISHED
focus defense of major U.S. harbors
protection against modern naval threats
goal protect U.S. coasts from foreign naval attack
standardize coastal defense systems
governmentBranch United States Army NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance landmark in modernization of U.S. coastal defenses
impact large-scale construction of new coastal batteries
retirement of obsolete smoothbore and rifled muzzle-loading guns
implementedDuring Endicott Period NERFINISHED
implementedIn Harbor Defenses of Boston NERFINISHED
Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED
Harbor Defenses of New York NERFINISHED
Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound NERFINISHED
Harbor Defenses of San Francisco NERFINISHED
influenced United States coastal defense policy
language English
namedAfter William Crowninshield Endicott NERFINISHED
oversawBy Board of Fortifications NERFINISHED
precededBy Civil War era masonry fortifications
publicationYear 1886
recommended construction of new seacoast fortifications
installation of modern breech-loading artillery
mine defenses for harbors
modern fire-control systems for coast artillery
modernization of American coastal fortifications
use of disappearing gun carriages
use of reinforced concrete batteries
relatedTo Taft Board report of 1905
resultedIn Endicott Period coast defenses NERFINISHED
subject artillery modernization
coastal defense
harbor fortifications
timePeriod late 19th century
topic coast artillery
seacoast fortification engineering
typeOfModernization artillery technology
fortification design
harbor minefields

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Endicott Period coast defenses hasCause Endicott Board report of 1886