Battery 248
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Battery 248 (1942-1946) - A World War II era Battery built in 1942-1943 as a reinforced concrete Coastal Artillery Battery on Fort Ebey. Guns were removed about 1946 but the concrete Battery support structure and fire control post remain.
Battery 248 History
Battery 248 was a battery of two, 6" rapid fire Barbette mounted guns on either side of an earth covered reinforced concrete support structure. A separate earth covered reinforced concrete fire control post is located about 300 feet in front of the support structure.
The mounting of the two 6" guns and carriages was completed 1 Feb 1944.
These 6" World War II coastal gun batteries were designed early in the war 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.
| No. | Caliber | Length | Model | Serial No. | Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates | Notes |
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| 1 | 6" | 309.9" | T2 | Unk | Unk | Barbette | Feb 1944-(1946 or 1947) | |
| 2 | 6" | 309.9" | T2 | Unk | Unk | Barbette | Feb 1944-(1946 or 1947) | |
| Source: Coastal Defense Study Group | ||||||||
Current Status
Part of Fort Ebey Washington State Park. No guns or carriages in place. The support structures are in relatively good condition, dry and clean but some graffiti, especially in the fire control structure. Spectacular view of Admiralty Inlet to Puget Sound..
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Location: Partridge Point, Whidbey Island, Fort Ebey, Washington Maps & Images Lat: 48.217333 Long: -122.762081
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Visited: 18 Jul 2008
Battery 248 Picture Gallery
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 Battery 248 Gun Emplacement #1 |
 Battery 248 Gun #1 Service Entrance |
 Battery 248 Gun #1 Storage |
 Battery 248 Gun #1 Inside Corridor |
 Battery 248 Gun #1 Shell Room Doors |
 Battery 248 Gun Emplacement #2 |
 Battery 248 Gun #2 Service Entrance |
 Battery 248 Generator Exhaust and Cooler Opening |
 Battery 248 Front of Fire Control Position |
 Battery 248 Rear of Fire Control Room |
 Battery 248 View out of the Fire Control Position |
 Battery 248 Sighting Instrument Mount |
 Battery 248 View of the Battery from the Front |
 Battery 248 Gun #1 Emplacement Looking Toward the Pacific Ocean |
 Battery 248 View of the Pacific Ocean from the Battery |
 Battery 248 Mounted 6" Gun |
 Battery 248 Image of 6" Gun |
 Battery 248 Photo of Interpretive Sign |
