Editing Fort Wool (section)

===World War I===

In 1917 and 1918, all but two of the six-inch guns were removed for potential use as [[field gun]]s on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]], along with their disappearing carriages. The remaining guns were shifted from Battery Claiborne to Battery Gates.<ref name="cdsg123" /><ref name=FWiki1>[http://www.fortwiki.com/Fort_Wool_(1) Fort Wool at FortWiki.com]</ref>
* Battery Horatio Gates: two {{convert|6|in|adj=on|0}} guns on disappearing carriages (1908-1942)
* Battery Henry Lee: four {{convert|3|in|adj=on|0}} rapid-fire guns (1905-1943)
* Battery Jacob Hindman: two {{convert|3|in|adj=on|0}} rapid-fire guns (1905-1946)
* [[Indicator net|Anti-submarine nets]] were stretched across the harbor between Fort Wool and Fort Monroe in both world wars.<ref name=AFN1/><ref name="dp">
{{cite web
| title =Fort Wool Holds Spot In U.S. History
| url = https://www.dailypress.com/1991/10/17/fort-wool-holds-spot-in-us-history/
| publisher  = Daily Press Hampton Roads, VA
| access-date = 21 December 2012
}}
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