ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ðə jˌuːˈɛs ˈɑːɹmi tɹænsfˈɜːd ðə bˈæɹəlz ʌv θɹˈiː twˈɛlvˈɪntʃ kˈoʊstəl ɡˈʌnz fɹʌm fˈɔːɹt dˈɛlɐwˌɛɹ, dˈɛlɐwˌɛɹ; tˈuː ʌv ðiːz ɡˈʌnz wɜː mˈaʊntᵻd ɪnðə fˈɔːɹt æz bˈæɾɚɹi ɹˈiːd wɪððə θˈɜːd æz ɐ spˈɛɹ.
In November 1940 the US Army transferred the barrels of three 12-inch coastal guns from Fort Delaware, Delaware; two of these guns were mounted in the fort as Battery Reed with the third as a spare.