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No period guns or carriages in place. No access to the interior of the Battery. | No period guns or carriages in place. No access to the interior of the Battery. | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 6 May 2011
Battery 241 (1942-1956) - A World War II era 6" gun battery built in 1943 as a reinforced concrete Coastal Artillery Battery on Fort MacArthur's Upper Reservation, Los Angeles County, California. Construction started 4 May 1943. The Battery was turned over for service later in 1943 at a cost of $219,000 but the guns were not mounted until after the war. Decommissioned in 1956.
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World War II
Part of the Harbor Defense of Los Angeles.
concrete support structure. Originally built as an World War II concrete coastal gun battery with two 6" T2-M1 rapid fire guns mounted on M4 Shielded Barbette Carriages (SBC) placed on either side of an earth covered reinforced concrete magazine and support structure. Power was supplied by internal generators and commercial power. The battery was completed in 1943 but he guns were not mounted until after the war. The battery was decommissioned in 1956.
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These 6" World War II coastal gun batteries were designed to replace obsolete Endicott Period Batteries. Of the 87 planned only 45 were completed and many of those were not completed until late in the war (1944-1945).
The 6" guns fired a 105 pound armor-piercing projectile with a range of over 15 miles at a rate of up to 5 rounds per minute. The gun crews were protected by a thick shield around the gun. Only six of these guns remain in the world, two at Fort Columbia in Battery 246, two at Fort Pickens in Battery 234, and two at Fort McAndrew in Battery 282 in Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. |
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| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
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| 1 | 6" Rifle | 309.9" | T2-M1 | 26 | Watervliet | Barbette, M4, #13, Watertown | 1944-1956 | Mounted 1948 | |
| 2 | 6" Rifle | 309.9" | T2-M1 | 27 | Watervliet | Barbette, M4, #14, Watertown | 1944-1956 | Mounted 1948 | |
| Source: Coast Defense Study Group Note: Carriage serial number may not be in the correct gun position | |||||||||
Current Status
No period guns or carriages in place. No access to the interior of the Battery.
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Location: Upper Reservation, Fort MacArthur, Los Angeles County, California Maps & Images Lat: 33.709356 Long: -118.293746 |
Sources:
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles, (LA-AN-WDC-44), 31 Aug 1944, CDSG
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Visited: 31 Jan - 1 Feb 2009
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Battery 241 Gun Emplacement #2 Entrance -
Battery 241 Gun Emplacement #2
