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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1944-1946) - Battery AMTB - Marrowstone Point was a reinforced concrete [[World War II]] rapid fire 90mm gun battery on [[Fort Flagler]], Jefferson County, Washington. Battery construction started 8 Oct 1943, was completed 20 Dec 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 25 Mar 1944. Deactivated in 1946. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1944-1946) - Battery AMTB - Marrowstone Point was a reinforced concrete [[World War II]] rapid fire 90mm gun battery on [[Fort Flagler]], Jefferson County, Washington. Battery construction started 8 Oct 1943, was completed 20 Dec 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 25 Mar 1944. Deactivated in 1946. | ||
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Battery AMTB - Marrowstone Point (1944-1946) - Battery AMTB - Marrowstone Point was a reinforced concrete World War II rapid fire 90mm gun battery on Fort Flagler, Jefferson County, Washington. Battery construction started 8 Oct 1943, was completed 20 Dec 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 25 Mar 1944. Deactivated in 1946.
World War II (1941-1945)Part of the Harbor Defense of Puget Sound. The AMTB battery at Marrowstone Point consisted of two 90mm gun mounted on 90mm M3 gun mounts and two 90mm guns on M1A1 mobile carriages. 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.
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Current StatusA part of Fort Flagler State Park, Jefferson County, Washington. No guns or mounts in place.
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Links: Visited: 17 April 2010 Battery AMTB - Marrowstone Point Picture Gallery
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