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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1943-1945) - Battery 155 - Mishaum Point was a temporary, [[World War II]], 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts located on [[Mishaum Point Military Reservation]], Bristol County, Massachusetts. Battery construction was completed and transferred to the | {{PageHeader}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1943-1945) - Battery 155 - Mishaum Point was a temporary, [[World War II]], 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts located on [[Mishaum Point Military Reservation]], Bristol County, Massachusetts. Battery construction was completed and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use in 1943. Deactivated in 1945 as [[Battery 210]] came on line. | |||
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|width="50%"|[[Image:Mishaum Point MR Plan 1.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Mishaum Point Military Reservation Plan 1943]] | |||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Private property Mishaum Point, Bristol County, Massachusetts. No period guns or mounts in place. | Private property Mishaum Point, Bristol County, Massachusetts. No period guns or mounts in place. | ||
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{{PAGENAME}}<br>(1943-1945) | {{PAGENAME}}<br>(1943-1945) | ||
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Gun Emplacement #1 | |||
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Gun Emplacement #2 (approximate) | |||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, '''FUDS Archives Search Report Findings: Mishaum point Electronics Research Annex''', Project No. D01MA037102, September 1995. [http://naelibrary.nae.usace.army.mil/dp193/ned95103.pdf Large PDF Download] | |||
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[[Category:Coastal Battery]] | [[Category:Coastal Battery]] | ||
[[Category:155mm Rifle Battery]] | |||
[[Category:Mishaum Point Military Reservation]] | [[Category:Mishaum Point Military Reservation]] | ||
[[Category:Harbor Defense of New Bedford]] | [[Category:Harbor Defense of New Bedford]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:48, 7 January 2019
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Battery 155 - Mishaum Point (1943-1945) - Battery 155 - Mishaum Point was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts located on Mishaum Point Military Reservation, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Battery construction was completed and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use in 1943. Deactivated in 1945 as Battery 210 came on line. World War IIPart of the Harbor Defense of New Bedford. Originally built as a temporary World War II coastal gun battery with two 155mm M1918MI rapid fire guns mounted on M1918A1 Mobile Carriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts.
Current StatusPrivate property Mishaum Point, Bristol County, Massachusetts. No period guns or mounts in place.
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