Battery 241
Battery 241 (1942-1956) - A World War II era Battery built in 1942-43 as a reinforced concrete Coastal Artillery Battery on Fort MacArthur. The Battery was turned over for service in 1943 at a cost of $219,000. Renamed Battery Barnes after Col. Harry C. Barnes in early 1948. Decommissioned in 1956.
Battery 241 History
Battery 241 was a battery of two, 6" rapid fire Barbette mounted guns on either side of an earth covered reinforced concrete support structure designed to protect northern entrance to the Catalina Channel. Decommissioned in 1956.
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These 6" World War II coastal gun batteries were designed to replace obsolete Endicott Period Batteries. Of the 87 planned only 45 were completed and many of those were not completed until late in the war (1944-1945).
The 6" guns fired a 105 pound armor-piercing projectile with a range of over 15 miles at a rate of up to 5 rounds per minute. The gun crews were protected by a thick shield around the gun. Only six of these guns remain in the world, two at Fort Columbia in Battery 246, two at Fort Pickens in Battery 234, and two at Fort McAndrew in Battery 282 in Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. |
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| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
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| 1 | 6" Rifle | 309.9" | T2-M1 | 26 | Watervliet | Barbette, M4, #13, Watertown | 1944-1956 | Mounted 1948 | |
| 2 | 6" Rifle | 309.9" | T2-M1 | 27 | Watervliet | Barbette, M4, #14, Watertown | 1944-1956 | Mounted 1948 | |
| Source: Coast Defense Study Group Note: Carriage serial number may not be in the correct gun position | |||||||||
Current Status
No period guns or carriages in place.
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Location: Fort MacArthur, California Maps & Images Lat: 33.709356 Long: -118.293746 |
Sources:
- Fort MacArthur Museum, Battery Barnes #241
- Coast Defense Study Group, Press, Digital Library, Forums
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