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Part of Peak Island, Cumberland County, Maine. Mostly on private land except for [[Battery 102]] which is open to the public. | Part of Peak Island, Cumberland County, Maine. Mostly on private land except for [[Battery 102]] which is open to the public.[[Battery 203]] has a house on top of it and both the AMTB battery concrete pads are in peoples yards, three are visible and the outline of the fourth can be seen. | ||
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Revision as of 13:21, 20 January 2011
Peak's Island Military Reservation (1906-1948) - An World War II Coastal Military Reservation first established in 1906 on Peak Island in Cumberland County, Maine. Named in War Department G.O. 8, 1927. Abandoned in 1948.
World War II
Part of the Harbor Defense of Portland, Maine.
This reservation consists of two separate sites, purchased/leased at different times. The earliest site is a 19.76 acre site acquired in 1906 and originally used for a pair of searchlights and fire control position(s). The second site was purchased in 1942-1943 and third site was purchased in 1942. Site #2 was 146.29 acres that expanded the original site and site #3 was .74 acres for a fire control station. The combined sites contained Battery 102, Battery 203, BC/fire control stations and an SCR-296 radar during World War II.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery 102 Battery Steele (2) |
2 | 16" | Casemated Barbette (CBC) | 1945-1948 | $ ? | |
| Battery 203 Battery Cravens |
2 | 6" | Shielded Barbette (SBC) | 1945-1948 | $ ? | |
| Battery Unnamed | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1942-1945 | $ ? | |
| Battery AMTB 963 | 2 2 |
90mm 90mm |
AMTB M3 Mobile M1A1 |
1943-1943-1943-1946 | $ ? | |
| Battery AMTB 964 | 2 2 |
90mm 90mm |
AMTB M3 Mobile M1A1 |
1943-1943-1943-1946 | $ ? | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
Current Status
Part of Peak Island, Cumberland County, Maine. Mostly on private land except for Battery 102 which is open to the public.Battery 203 has a house on top of it and both the AMTB battery concrete pads are in peoples yards, three are visible and the outline of the fourth can be seen.
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Location: Peak Island, Cumberland County, Maine. Maps & Images Lat: 43.660454 Long: -70.179975 |
Sources:
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Portland, Maine, (HDPB-AN-45), 11 Apr 1945, CDSG
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
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