Battery Barlow-Saxton
Battery Barlow-Saxton (1915-1943) - Battery Barlow-Saxton was a reinforced concrete Taft Period 12" mortar battery located on Fort MacArthur, California. The Battery was named for Bg. Gen. John Whitney Barlow and Maj. Gen. Rufus Saxton. Battery construction started 1 Apr 1915, was completed 27 Jun 1919 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 27 Jun 1919 at a total cost of $290,300. Guns were mounted 29 Dec 1916. Deactivated in 1943.
Battery Barlow-Saxton History
Part of the Harbor Defense of Los Angeles.
Battery Barlow-Saxton was a reinforced concrete Taft Period mortar battery with eight M1912 12" mortars mounted on M1896III mortar carriages. This battery was unusual because all eight of the mortars were in a straight line instead of being clustered in groups of four. This configuration made them easier to service and faster to load and fire. The battery was divided into four mortar pits with two mortars in each pit.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Saxton | |||||||||
| A-1 | 12" Mortar | 200" | M1912 | #37 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MIII, #29, Watertown | 1916-1943 | Mounted 29 Dec 1916 | |
| A-2 | 12" Mortar | 200" | M1912 | #30 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MIII, #30, Watertown | 1916-1943 | Mounted 29 Dec 1916 | |
| B-1 | 12" Mortar | 200" | M1912 | #31 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MIII, #31, Watertown | 1916-1943 | Mounted 29 Dec 1916 | |
| B-2 | 12" Mortar | 200" | M1912 | #32 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MIII, #32, Watertown | 1916-1943 | Mounted 29 Dec 1916 | |
| Battery Barlow | |||||||||
| A-1 | 12" Mortar | 200" | M1912 | #33 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MIII, #33, Watertown | 1916-1943 | Mounted 29 Dec 1916 | |
| B-2 | 12" Mortar | 200" | M1912 | #34 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MIII, #34, Watertown | 1916-1943 | Mounted 29 Dec 1916 | |
| A-1 | 12" Mortar | 200" | M1912 | #35 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MIII, #35, Watertown | 1916-1943 | Mounted 29 Dec 1916 | |
| B-2 | 12" Mortar | 200" | M1912 | #36 | Watervliet | Mortar M1896MIII, #36, Watertown | 1916-1943 | Mounted 29 Dec 1916 | |
| Source: RCW Form 1, 27 Jun 1919 | |||||||||
Current Status
No guns or carriages in place. Covered with graffiti and trash, unprotected by the Los Angeles Unified School District who has possession of the property.
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Location: On Fort MacArthur, California. Maps & Images Lat: 33.7161655 Long: -118.2956153 |
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