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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1942-1946) - Battery JAAN 1 - Cabrillo Beach was a reinforced concrete [[World War II]] 3" gun battery operated as a sub-post of [[Fort MacArthur]], California. The Battery was named JAAN because it was jointly manned by Army and Navy personnel, '''J'''oint '''A'''rmy '''A'''nd '''N'''avy. Battery construction started 6 Jul 1942, was completed 11 Jan 1943 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 12 Apr 1943 at a total cost of $8,040. Deactivated in 1946. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1942-1946) - Battery JAAN 1 - Cabrillo Beach was a reinforced concrete [[World War II]] 3" gun battery operated as a sub-post of [[Fort MacArthur]], Los Angeles County, California. The Battery was named JAAN because it was jointly manned by Army and Navy personnel, '''J'''oint '''A'''rmy '''A'''nd '''N'''avy. Battery construction started 6 Jul 1942, was completed 11 Jan 1943 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 12 Apr 1943 at a total cost of $8,040. Deactivated in 1946. | ||
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== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | |||
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Battery JAAN 1 - Cabrillo Beach was a [[World War II]] gun battery with | Battery JAAN 1 - Cabrillo Beach was a [[World War II]] gun battery with two M1903 3" guns mounted on M1903 Pedestal Mounts with a modified shield. | ||
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[[Image:FortMacArthurBatteryJAAN1 Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Battery JAAN 1 - Cabrillo Beach Plan 1919]] | [[Image:FortMacArthurBatteryJAAN1 Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Battery JAAN 1 - Cabrillo Beach Plan 1919]] | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
No gun or mounts in place | No gun or mounts in place | ||
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'''Location:''' Cabrillo Beach, California | '''Location:''' Cabrillo Beach, Los Angeles County, California | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|33.709967|-118.285283}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|33.709967|-118.285283}} | ||
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'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
* [http://www.ftmac.org/BatteryLodor Fort MacArthur Museum] | * [http://www.ftmac.org/BatteryLodor Fort MacArthur Museum] | ||
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[[Category:World War II Battery]] | [[Category:World War II Battery]] | ||
[[Category:Coastal Battery]] | [[Category:Coastal Battery]] | ||
[[Category:Fort MacArthur]] | [[Category:Fort MacArthur]] | ||
[[Category:2009 Los Angeles Trip]] | [[Category:2009 Los Angeles Trip]] | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 6 May 2011
Battery JAAN 1 - Cabrillo Beach (1942-1946) - Battery JAAN 1 - Cabrillo Beach was a reinforced concrete World War II 3" gun battery operated as a sub-post of Fort MacArthur, Los Angeles County, California. The Battery was named JAAN because it was jointly manned by Army and Navy personnel, Joint Army And Navy. Battery construction started 6 Jul 1942, was completed 11 Jan 1943 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 12 Apr 1943 at a total cost of $8,040. Deactivated in 1946.
World War II (1941-1945)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Los Angeles.
Battery JAAN 1 - Cabrillo Beach was a World War II gun battery with two M1903 3" guns mounted on M1903 Pedestal Mounts with a modified shield.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3" Rifle | 170" | M1903 | 105 | Watervliet | Pedestal Mount, M1903, #104, Watertown | 1942-1946 | See Note 1 | |
| 2 | 3" Rifle | 170" | M1903 | 106 | Watervliet | Pedestal Mount, M1903, #105, Watertown | 1942-1946 | See Note 1 | |
| 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 Note 1: Guns from Battery Lodor fitted with new shields | |||||||||
Current Status
No gun or mounts in place
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Location: Cabrillo Beach, Los Angeles County, California Maps & Images Lat: 33.709967 Long: -118.285283 |
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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