Battery 282

Battery 282 (1942-1994) - Battery 282 was a reinforced concrete, World War II 6 inch coastal gun battery on Fort McAndrew, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Battery construction started in January 1942, was completed 31 Oct 1942 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 15 Jan 1943. Deactivated in 1994. Fort McAndrew, Battery 282 Gun Emplacement #2 Fort McAndrew, Battery 282 Gun Emplacement #1 Fort McAndrew, Battery 282 Gun Emplacement #1 Fort McAndrew, Battery 282 Gun Emplacement Entrance Fort McAndrew, Battery 282 Back of Gun #2 World War II Part of the Harbor Defense of Argentia. Originally built as a World War II concrete coastal gun battery with two 6" M1903-A2 rapid fire guns mounted on M1 Shielded Barbette Carriages (SBC) placed on either side of an earth covered reinforced concrete support structure. 6" Gun at Fort Columbia Originally at Fort McAndrew, Battery 281, Argentia, NL, Canada 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, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 6" Gun Crew Battery 282 Armament (edit list) Empl No Caliber Type Barrel Length Model Serial No Manufacturer Carriage Service Dates Notes 1 6" Rifle 302.9" M1903 A2 8 Watervliet Shielded Barbette (SBC), M1, #44, Erie 1942-1994 See note 1 2 6" Rifle 302.9" M1903 A2 13 Watervliet Shielded Barbette (SBC), M1, #45, Erie 1942-1994 See note 1 Source: Coast 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 98-99, 222 Note 1: CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA Current Status Both guns and mounts still in place in place. Pictures courtesy of Tom O'Keefe, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Maps & Images Lat: 47.273639 Long: -53.989301 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 95.02' (trunion) See Also: Fort McAndrew Sources: U.S.Army, The Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses Newfoundland Base Command, (NBC-DP-44), 31 Dec 1944, CDSG Links: Historic Places Placentia Historical Society Geotourism - U.S. Military Battery at Argentia CDSG Visited: No