page_title: Fort Standish (Boston, Massachusetts)
section_title: Construction and armament
hierarchical_section_title: Fort Standish (Boston, Massachusetts) / History / Construction and armament
caption_attribution_description: Battery Williams on Lovell's Island.
context_page_description: Fort Standish was a coastal fort completed in 1907 and located on Lovell's Island in Massachusetts. Named after Myles Standish, the fort would serve to host up to 7 batteries until it was disarmed and deactivated in 1947. It was also named Lovell's Island Military Reservation during the early part of its existence. It was part of the Coast Defenses of Boston.
  Along with Fort Warren, Fort Andrews, Fort Banks, Fort Strong, and others, it was among the first modern defenses of Boston Harbor. The fort was de-activated in 1947 and in 1962 became part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.
context_section_description: Fort Standish was built 1899-1907. The gun batteries over its history through 1947 included:
  Batteries Burbeck and Morris were originally combined as Battery Burbeck, but were administratively separated in 1909. The 10-inch guns were the fort's main armament against enemy battleships; the 6-inch guns could fire more rapidly against cruisers. The 3-inch rapid fire guns were intended to defend an underwater mine field against minesweepers. One source states the fort was first garrisoned in 1909, and at that time the 10-inch guns had not yet been mounted and Battery Williams' guns were not on site.
caption: A 3-inch gun emplacement of Battery Williams at Fort Standish.
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