Calf Island Military Reservation

Calf Island Military Reservation
Part of Harbor Defenses of Boston
Hull, Massachusetts
SCR-268 radar in Casablanca, Morocco in WWII
Site information
Type	Coastal Defense
Owner	Massachusetts
Controlled by	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Location
Calf Island Military Reservation Location in Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°20′23.80″N70°53′46.17″W / 42.3399444°N 70.8961583°W / 42.3399444; -70.8961583
Site history
Built	1941
Built by	United States Army
In use	1941-1946
Battles/wars	World War II

Calf Island Military Reservation was a World War II coastal defense site located on Calf Island in Hull, Massachusetts.

History

In 1920 there was a proposal to build a naval-type turret with two 16-inch guns on Great Brewster Island, but this was not implemented. Calf Island was also considered, but the battery was finally built (without a turret) as Fort Duvall. ^[1]

The Calf Island Military Reservation was built in 1941 on state land. It consisted of an early SCR-268 radar, searchlight station, and an observation post. It was returned to the state in 1946. ^[2]

The site today

The site today consists of the foundation of the observation tower.

See also

• Seacoast defense in the United States
• United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
• List of military installations in Massachusetts

References

1. Parkman, pp. 123-125
2. "Boston Harbor II - Harbor Defenses of Boston". American Forts Network. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

• Berhow, Mark A., ed. (2015). American Seacoast Defenses, A Reference Guide (Third ed.). McLean, Virginia: CDSG Press. ISBN   978-0-9748167-3-9.
• Lewis, Emanuel Raymond (1979). Seacoast Fortifications of the United States. Annapolis: Leeward Publications. ISBN   978-0-929521-11-4.
• Parkman, Aubrey (1978). Army Engineers in New England 1775-1975. Waltham, MA: US Army Corps of Engineers, New England Division.

External links

• List of all US coastal forts and batteries at the Coast Defense Study Group, Inc. website