All four of these defence works were placed to fire on enemy ships attempting to enter the Northern Lagoon via Hurd's Channel (also known as The Narrows).

[4] In April 1941 the United States Army Bermuda Garrison was formed under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement enabling the still-neutral United States to aid the British war effort by relieving it of the effort of defending British territory and sea lanes in the western North Atlantic.

[7] St. George's Garrison, with most of the other remaining Admiralty and War Office land in Bermuda was transferred to the colonial government in 1957.

Forts Victoria and Albert were included in property leased to a succession of hotel operators (Holiday Inn, Loew's, and Club Med), which were permitted to damage the structures to create recreational areas for guests, including demolishing the keep of Fort Victoria.

The hotel building itself, after years of sitting vacant, was removed by explosives in 2008, which badly damaged Fort Victoria.