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Originally built as a temporary [[World War II]] coastal gun battery with two 155mm rapid fire guns mounted on mobile marriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts. | Originally built as a temporary [[World War II]] coastal gun battery with two 155mm rapid fire guns mounted on mobile marriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts. | ||
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[[Image:Fort Greene Battery 155 - Point Judith Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Battery 155 - Point Judith Plan]] | [[Image:Fort Greene Battery 155 - Point Judith Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Battery 155 - Point Judith Plan]] | ||
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No period guns or carriages in place. | No remains and no period guns or carriages in place. | ||
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'''Location:''' Fort Greene, Washington County, Rhode Island | '''Location:''' Fort Greene, Washington County, Rhode Island. Map point is not accurate. | ||
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Revision as of 17:16, 2 June 2012
Battery 155 - Point Judith (1942-1943) - Battery 155 - Point Judith was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts. Located on Fort Greene, Washington County, Rhode Island. Battery construction started 15 Jun 1942, was completed 25 Aug 1942 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 29 Aug 1942 at a cost of $ 11,750. Deactivated in 1943.
World War II
Part of the Harbor Defense of Narragansett Bay.
Originally built as a temporary World War II coastal gun battery with two 155mm rapid fire guns mounted on mobile marriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts.
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Current Status
No remains and no period guns or carriages in place.
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Location: Fort Greene, Washington County, Rhode Island. Map point is not accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 41.362267 Long: -71.487018 |
Sources:
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Narragansett Bay, (HDNARB-AP-45), 1 Feb 1945, CDSG
- Gaines, William, Temporary Harbor Defenses in the Southern Defense Command: 1942-1944, The Coast Defense Journal, Vol 16 Issue 1, page 4-38
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Visited: 1 Jun 2012
Battery 155 - Point Judith Picture Gallery
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