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Fort Ebey was one of the must modern defenses
protecting Puget Sound. Construction began in
1942 and the sixinch guns were installed by the
end of 1943. The battery was designed to coordinate
its fire with other installations on this coast
between Fort Cases and Deception Pass. Battery
248 protected the entrance to Admiralty Inlet
during World War II. As the war progressed in
the western Pacific, it became clear that Japanese
vessels would never seriously menace Puget Sound.
Fort Ebey and its sister stations maintained the
alert, but never fired their guns at anything
but practice targets. The Army removed the guns
after the war but continued to use the property
as a training facility.
Conversion of military land to state park
use began in 1965.
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Fort Ebey faisait partie des défenses
protégeant le Puget Sound dans l'état
de Washington.
La construction de ce fort qui prend la dénomination
de Batterie 248 débute en 1942. Le fort
est chargé de coordonner les feux de ses
deux canons de 152mm (installés en 1943)
avec les batteries installées sur cette
côte entre Deception Pass et Fort Casey
en assurant tout particulièrement la couverture
de l'entrée de l'Admiralty Inlet.
Fort Ebey maintient l'alerte pendant toute la
Seconde Guerre Mondiale, bien que le risque d'une
attaque par des navires japonais disparaisse rapidement.
Les pièces d'artillerie sont retirées
après guerre, mais le terrain continue
d'être utilisé par l'armée
jusqu'à la conversion du fort en Parc Régional.
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