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Battery Osgood-Farley (1916-1944) - Battery Osgood-Farley was a reinforced concrete Taft Period 14" gun battery located on Fort MacArthur, Los Angeles County,California. The Battery was constructed as a single two gun battery but each gun emplacement was designated as a separate battery. Gun emplacement #1 was named for Brig. Gen. Henry Brown Osgood Jr and gun emplacement #2 was named for Brig. Gen. Joseph Pearson Farley. Battery construction started 15 Sep 1916, was completed 10 Oct 1919 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 10 Oct 1919 at a total cost of $211,427. Battery declared surplus in 1944.

Battery Osgood Firing, image courtesy Fort MacArthur Museum	Battery Farley

World War I (1917-1918)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Los Angeles.

Battery Osgood-Farley was a reinforced concrete Taft Period gun battery with two, M1910, 14" guns mounted on M1907MI disappearing carriages. The battery was constructed between 1916-1919 and accepted for service in 1919. Gun # 2 was mounted on 30 Jun 1917 and gun # 1 was mounted on 31 Jul 1923. These 14 inch guns had a range of 14 miles with a 1,515 lb projectile.

World War II (1941-1945)

The Battery declared surplus in 1944 and the guns were scrapped sometime after 1946.

**Battery Osgood-Farley Armament** (edit list)
Empl No	Caliber Type	Barrel Length	Model	Serial No	Manufacturer	Carriage	Service Dates	Notes
1	14" Rifle	48' 6"	M1910	13MI	Watervliet	Disappearing, M1907MI, #6, Watertown	1923-1944	Gun mounted 31 Jul 1923
2	14" Rifle	48' 6"	M1910	17MI	Watervliet	Disappearing, M1907MI, #21, Watertown	1917-1944	Gun mounted 30 Jun 1917
Source: Coast Defense Study Group, RCW Form 1 19 Jul 1924, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 158-159

Current Status

This Battery is in good condition and in use by the Fort MacArthur Museum since 1985. No period guns or mounts in place.

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Location: On the Upper Reservation of Fort MacArthur, Los Angeles County, California.

Maps & Images

Lat: 33.7118103 Long: -118.2959747

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Elevation: 244'

Sources:

U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles, (LA-AN-WDC-44), 31 Aug 1944, CDSG

Links:

Visited: 31 Jan 2009

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+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1916-1944) - Battery Osgood-Farley was a reinforced concrete [[Taft Period]] 14" gun battery located on [[Fort MacArthur]], Los Angeles County,California. The Battery was constructed as a single two gun battery but each gun emplacement was designated as a separate battery. Gun emplacement #1 was named for Brig. Gen. [[Henry Brown Osgood Jr]] and gun emplacement #2 was named for Brig. Gen. [[Joseph Pearson Farley]]. Battery construction started 15 Sep 1916, was completed 10 Oct 1919 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 10 Oct 1919 at a total cost of $211,427.  Battery declared surplus in 1944.
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+Battery Osgood-Farley was a reinforced concrete [[Taft Period]] gun battery with two, M1910, 14" guns mounted on M1907MI disappearing carriages. The battery was constructed between 1916-1919 and accepted for service in 1919. Gun # 2 was mounted on 30 Jun 1917 and gun # 1 was mounted on 31 Jul 1923. These 14 inch guns had a range of 14 miles with a 1,515 lb projectile.
-These 14 inch guns had a range of 14 miles with a 1,515 lb projectile.
+== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) ==
+The Battery declared surplus in 1944 and the guns were scrapped sometime after 1946.
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 == Current Status ==
-Battery is in good condition and in use by the [http://www.ftmac.org Fort MacArthur Museum] since 1985.
+This Battery is in good condition and in use by the [http://www.ftmac.org Fort MacArthur Museum] since 1985. No period guns or mounts in place.
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