Battery 155 - Port Aransas

Battery 155 - Port Aransas (1942-1944) - Battery 155 - Port Aransas was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts. Located on Port Aransas Military Reservation, Nueces County, Texas. Battery construction started 26 Nov 1942, was completed 13 Dec 1942 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 11 Nov 1943 at a cost of $ 24,726.42. Deactivated in 1944.

World War II

Part of the Temporary Harbor Defense of Aransas Pass, Texas.

Originally built as a temporary World War II coastal gun battery with two 155mm M1918 rapid fire guns mounted on M1917 Mobile Carriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts.

155mm M1918 Gun at Fort Morgan

Panama Mount at Fort Pickens

Battery 155 - Port Aransas Armament (edit list)

Empl No	Caliber Type	Barrel Length	Model		Serial No	Manufacturer	Carriage	Service Dates	Notes
1	155mm Rifle	240"	M1918	M1	1033	?	Mobile, M1918, #14, ?	1942-1944
2	155mm Rifle	240"	M1918	M1	1038	?	Mobile, M1918, #30, ?	1942-1944
Source: RCW Form 1, January 1945, CDSG, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 190-191

Battery 155 - Port Aransas Plan

Current Status

No period guns or mounts in place.

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Location: Port Aransas Military Reservation, Nueces County, Texas Maps & Images Lat: 27.834318 Long: -97.053464 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 37.6'

Sources:

• Gaines, William, Temporary Harbor Defenses in the Southern Defense Command: 1942-1944, The Coast Defense Journal, Vol 16 Issue 1, page 4-38

Links:

• CDSG

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