• Source: Fort Randolph (Panama)

      • Fort Randolph in Panama was a Coast Artillery Corps fort built to defend the northern end of the Panama Canal in conjunction with Fort Sherman.


      History


      Fort Randolph was built on Margarita Island which had been connected to the mainland by a railway causeway, so that the eastern breakwater of Bahía Limón could be built. Like most of the Panama forts, construction began in 1913 and the breakwater was complete in 1916. The fort itself was completed on 9 April 1920 and named after Major General Wallace F. Randolph. After World War I, emplacements were added for the M1920 railway guns. These emplacements were located east of Battery Tidball.


      Batteries


      The following batteries were built on the fort.

      Tidball, four -12-inch mortars, (John C. Tidball)
      Zalinski, four -12-inch mortars
      Webb, two 14-inch Disappearing gun
      Weed, two 6-inch Disappearing gun
      four 75-mm guns
      four 155-mm guns
      Two emplacements for the 14-inch M1920 railway guns


      See also


      Coastal artillery
      List of United States Army installations in Panama
      Coco Solo
      Panama Canal Railway
      Naval Base Panama Canal Zone


      References




      External links


      Wikimapia map of Fort Randolph
      "Gun Train Guards Ends of Panama Canal -- Rolling Fort Crosses Isthmus in Two Hours" Popular Mechanics, December 1934 pp.844-845 excellent drawings in article on the 14-inch M1920 railway gun

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