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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1944-1944) - | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1944-1944) - Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades was a temporary, [[World War II]], 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts. Located at Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California. Battery construction started January 1943, was completed July 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 14 Mar 1944 at a cost of $ 11,151.39. Deactivated in 1944. | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[|795px|thumb|center|]] | |colspan="2"|[[File:Bty 155-Pacific Palisades Loc.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades Locale. Gun position was located on the bluff on the right side of this photo. Closely packed houses now occupy the site.]] | ||
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== [[World War II]] == | == [[World War II]] == | ||
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Originally built as a temporary [[World War II]] coastal gun battery with two 155mm M1918MI rapid fire guns mounted on M1918MI mobile | Originally built as a temporary [[World War II]] coastal gun battery with two 155mm M1918MI rapid fire guns mounted on M1918MI mobile carriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts. | ||
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[[ | [[File:Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Battery Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades Plan]] | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Destroyed, no period guns or carriages in place. No remains of Panama mounts. | Destroyed, no period guns or carriages in place. No remains of Panama mounts. The area is now a costal community with closely packed small houses. | ||
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(B) 34.037414, -118.537013, Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades | (B) 34.037414, -118.537013, Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades | ||
(1944-1944) | (1944-1944) | ||
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(2) 34.037349, -118.536801 | |||
Gun emplacement #2 | Gun emplacement #2 | ||
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'''Location:''' Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California | '''Location:''' Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California. Map points are based on 1940s coordinates and may not be accurate. | ||
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{{Visited| | {{Visited|23 Sep 2017}} | ||
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[[Category:Harbor Defense of Los Angeles]] | [[Category:Harbor Defense of Los Angeles]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
[[Category:California | [[Category:2018 Research Trip]] | ||
[[Category:California 155mm Gun Batteries]] | |||
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Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades (1944-1944) - Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts. Located at Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California. Battery construction started January 1943, was completed July 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 14 Mar 1944 at a cost of $ 11,151.39. Deactivated in 1944.
World War IIPart of the Harbor Defense of Los Angeles. Originally built as a temporary World War II coastal gun battery with two 155mm M1918MI rapid fire guns mounted on M1918MI mobile carriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts.
Current StatusDestroyed, no period guns or carriages in place. No remains of Panama mounts. The area is now a costal community with closely packed small houses.
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