Battery 235

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Battery 235 (1942-1946) - Battery 235 was a reinforced concrete, World War II 6 inch coastal gun battery on Fort San Jacinto, Texas. Battery construction started 13 Feb 1942, was completed 4 Nov 1944 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 28 Nov 1944 at a cost of $ 310,091.31. Deactivated in 1946.

Battery 235 Exposed

Battery 235 Emplacement #2 Entrance

Battery 235 History

Part of the Harbor Defense of Galveston.

World War II

Originally built as an World War II concrete coastal gun battery with two 6" M1905A2 rapid fire guns mounted on M1 Barbette carriages placed on either side of an earth covered reinforced concrete support structure.

6" Gun at Fort Columbia

These 6" World War II coastal gun batteries were designed to replace obsolete Endicott Period Batteries. Of the 87 planned only 45 were completed and many of those were not completed until late in the war (1944-1945).

The 6" guns fired a 105 pound armor-piercing projectile with a range of over 15 miles at a rate of up to 5 rounds per minute. The gun crews were protected by a thick shield around the gun. Only six of these guns remain in the world, two at Fort Columbia in Battery 246, two at Fort Pickens in Battery 234, and two at Fort McAndrew in Battery 282 in Argentia, Canada.

6" Gun Crew

**Battery 235 Armament** (edit list)
Empl. No.	Caliber Type	Barrel Length	Model	Serial No.	Manufacturer	Carriage	Service Dates	Notes
1	6" Rifle	309.9"	M1905-A2	19	Watervliet	Shielded Barbette, M1, #60, York	1942-1944-1944-1946	See note 1
2	6" Rifle	309.9"	M1905-A2	29	Watervliet	Shielded Barbette, M1, #61, York	1942-1944-1944-1946	See note 1
Source: RCW Form 1, 5 Nov 1945, Coastal Defense Study Group, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 213 Note 1: Guns transferred 10 Jan 1944, carriages transferred 9 Apr 1943. CDSG gun card collection from NARA