Battery 155 - St Andrews Sound

Battery 155 - St Andrews Sound (1943-1944) - Battery 155 - St Andrews Sound was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts. Located on St Andrews Sound Military Reservation, Bay County, Florida. Battery construction was completed in the summer of 1943. Deactivated in 1944.

World War II

Part of the Temporary Harbor Defense of St Andrews Sound, Florida.

Originally built as a temporary World War II coastal gun battery with two 155mm M1918M1 rapid fire guns mounted on M1918M1 Mobile Carriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts.

155mm M1918 Gun at Fort Morgan

Panama Mount at Fort Pickens

Battery 155 - St Andrews Sound Armament (edit list)

Empl No	Caliber Type	Barrel Length	Model		Serial No	Manufacturer	Carriage	Service Dates	Notes
1	155mm Rifle	240"	M1918	M1	789	?	Mobile, M1918, #, ?	1943-1944
2	155mm Rifle	240"	M1918	M1	831	?	Mobile, M1918, #, ?	1943-1944
Source: 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

Current Status

No period guns or mounts in place.

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