Battery 6" Army - Point Brown

Battery 6" Army - Point Brown (1941-1945) - Battery 6" Army - Point Brown was a fixed, World War II, 6" Army gun coastal battery located at Point Brown, Grays Harbor County, Washington. Deactivated in 1944. World War II Part of the Harbor Defense of Grays Harbor. Originally built as a World War II fixed coastal gun battery with two Army 6" guns mounted on fixed Barbette mounts (BCLR). The battery was constructed on Point Brown, across the harbor entrance from Westport, Washington. Known as Battery 1 in the harbor defense. This battery replaced the Railway Battery - Point Brown of four 12" mortars in December 1942. The battery was constructed by the 116th Ordnance Company and civilian ordnance personnel from the Harbor Defense of the Columbia and the Harbor Defense of Puget Sound who completed the battery on 11 Dec 1942 and proof fired the guns 11 Jan 1943. The guns were again fired in target practice in January 1943 and October 1943. The battery was placed in Class C status on 20 Jan 1944 and dismantling for shipment to Fort Lewis began on 10 Apr 1944. In January 1944 all the Coast Artillery assignments at Grays Harbor were terminated leaving only guards until the remaining guns and ammunition were removed. Current Status Remains of one gun mount on private property. No period guns or carriages in place. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Point Brown, Grays Harbor County, Washington Maps & Images Lat: 46.94779 Long: -124.133 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' See Also: Railway Battery - Point Brown Harbor Defense of the Columbia Harbor Defense of Puget Sound Harbor Defense of Grays Harbor Sources: The History of the Western Defense Command, Appendix No. 4 - Chronological History of The Harbor Defenses of Gray’s Harbor, Washington, typescript reprinted by the CDSG Press. Links: CDSG Visited: No