Fort Worden, HD Puget Sound
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Fort Worden, HD Puget Sound |
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Construction on Battery Benson was begun in 1904 and had been completed by 1908 when the battery was transferred to the Coast Artillery. Battery Benson's armament consisted of a pair of 10-inch rifles on disappearing carriages.
Like Battery Kinzie, Battery Benson differs from many of the other large caliber batteries in Puget Sound in that it has large loading platforms and numerous 'air spaces' included in its design. These air spaces are narrow passages which allowed air to circulate around the outside of the magazines and other rooms, helping to keep them free of moisture. |
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#1 magazines and gun emplacement Other #1 side rooms #2 magazines and gun emplacement Other #2 side rooms (including plotting room) |
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| Form 1 | August, 1921 |
| Form 1, page 1 | September, 1927 |
| Form 1, page 2 | September, 1927 |
| Form 7 | April, 1932 |
| Form 2, BC station | November, 1932 |
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Battery Benson is part of Fort Worden State Park and is open to the public. The battery is located on the north side of Artillery Hill, to the west of Battery Ash. If you park near the central power plant, take the old road up the bluff to the west until you reach the first fork, turn right and keep going until you curve round the east end of the bluff and reach Battery Randol. From here follow the road along the backside of Batteries Randol, Quarles and Ash. Battery Benson is right on the other side of the tunnel from Battery Ash. |
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