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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1919-1932) - Battery Willapa-1 was a reinforced concrete, [[World War I]] 6 inch coastal gun battery on [[Willapa Military Reservation]], Washington. The battery was unnamed. Battery construction started in | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1919-1932) - Battery Willapa-1 was a reinforced concrete, [[World War I]] 6 inch coastal gun battery on [[Willapa Military Reservation]], Washington. The battery was unnamed. Battery construction started in July 1918, was completed in September 1918, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 6 Oct 1919 at a cost of $ 6,429.19. Deactivated in 1932. | ||
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Originally built as | Originally built as a [[World War I]] concrete coastal gun battery with two 6" M1900 guns mounted on M1900 pedestal Barbette carriages. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
The emplacements reportedly fell onto the beach in the 1940s, and by the 1960s were covered with water. | |||
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="46.71671" lon="-124.06783" zoom=" | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="46.71671" lon="-124.06783" zoom="13" width="-500" height="-500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
(B) 46.71671, -124.06783, Battery Willapa-1 | (B) 46.71671, -124.06783, Battery Willapa-1 | ||
(1919-1932) | (1919-1932) | ||
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{{Mapit-US-cityscale|46.71671|-124.06783}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|46.71671|-124.06783}} | ||
* Elevation: 39.24' | * Elevation: 39.24' | ||
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* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=46.71671|Lon= -124.06783}} Battery Willapa-1 | |||
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'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
* {{CDSGBatteryLink}} | * {{CDSGBatteryLink}} | ||
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{{Visited|No}} | {{Visited|No}} | ||
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[[Category:Washington Pacific County]] | [[Category:Washington Pacific County]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:World War I Battery]] | [[Category:World War I Battery]] | ||
[[Category:Coastal Battery]] | [[Category:Coastal Battery]] | ||
[[Category:Willapa Military Reservation]] | [[Category:Willapa Military Reservation]] | ||
[[Category:Harbor Defense of Willapa Harbor]] | [[Category:Harbor Defense of Willapa Harbor]] | ||
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Battery Willapa-1 (1919-1932) - Battery Willapa-1 was a reinforced concrete, World War I 6 inch coastal gun battery on Willapa Military Reservation, Washington. The battery was unnamed. Battery construction started in July 1918, was completed in September 1918, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 6 Oct 1919 at a cost of $ 6,429.19. Deactivated in 1932. World War I (1917-1918)Part of the Harbor Defense of Willapa Harbor. Originally built as a World War I concrete coastal gun battery with two 6" M1900 guns mounted on M1900 pedestal Barbette carriages.
Current StatusThe emplacements reportedly fell onto the beach in the 1940s, and by the 1960s were covered with water.
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Visited: No
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