Battery AMTB 19 - Norton Point

Battery AMTB 19 - Norton Point (1943-1946) - Battery AMTB 19 - Norton Point was a reinforced concrete World War II AMTB rapid fire 90mm gun battery on Norton Point near Fort Hamilton (1), Kings County, New York. Battery construction started in 1943, was completed in 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use in 1943. Deactivated in 1946. History Part of the Harbor Defense of Southern New York. The AMTB battery at Norton Point consisted of two 90mm guns mounted on 90mm M3 fixed gun mounts and two 90mm guns mounted on 90mm M1A1 mobile gun mounts. Concrete pads for the two fixed guns and timber firing platforms for the mobile guns were constructed just behind the south beach at Norton Point. The battery had a dual mission of defense against fast enemy motor torpedo boats and enemy aircraft. The effective range of the guns was about 8,000 yards. Each weapon required a crew of 15, 9 men in the gun squad and 6 men in the ammunition squad. AMTB Front View AMTB Interior View AMTB Side View AMTB Back View The above photos were taken at Fort Monroe, Battery Parrott From FM 4-91: "This weapon consists of the 90-mm gun M1 and top carriage M1A1 on the 90-mm gun mount M3. The mount M3 is of the turret type, the shielding being constructed of boiler plates. This boiler plate shield provide fragmentation protection only. No shielding is provided at the rear due to the requirements for service of the piece. A sighting port in the shielding in front permits sighting in direction by the gun pointer." References: FM 4-91 - 90-MM Gun, Fixed Mount Service of the Piece FM 4-126 - Antiaircraft Artillery, Service of the Piece, 90-mm Antiaircraft Gun TM 9-373 - 90-mm Gun M1 and 90-mm Gun Mount T3 (M3) Battery AMTB 19 - Norton Point Armament (edit list) Empl No Caliber Type Barrel Length Model Serial No Manufacturer Carriage Service Dates Notes 1 90mm Rifle 186.15" M1 ? Unknown Pedestal Mount, M3, #?, Unknown 1943-1946 2 90mm Rifle 186.15" M1 ? Unknown Pedestal Mount, M3, #?, Unknown 1943-1946 3 90mm Rifle 186.15" M1 ? Unknown Mobile Mount, M1A1, #?, Unknown 1943-1946 4 90mm Rifle 186.15" M1 ? Unknown Mobile Mount, M1A1, #?, Unknown 1943-1946 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 80-81, 208 Battery AMTB 19 - Norton Point Plan Battery AMTB 19 - Norton Point Plan Battery AMTB 19 - Norton Point Plan Current Status The two concrete pads are still visible. No period gun or mounts in place. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Norton Point, Kings County, New York Maps & Images Lat: 40.573982 Long: -74.007740 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' Sources: U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of New York, (HDNY-AN-44), 1 Sep 1944, CDSG Links: Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library Visited: No