Battery 127
Battery 127 (1942-1948) - A World War II era reinforced concrete Coastal Artillery Battery built in 1942-1943 on Fort MacArthur, California. On 10 Jun 1946 War Department General Order 51 officially changed the name of Battery 127 to Battery Bunker in honor of Col. Paul D. Bunker. Guns were scrapped and removed about 1948 but the concrete Battery support structure remains.
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Battery 127 History
Part of the Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles.
Battery 127 was a battery of two, 16", Mark II-M1, Long Range naval guns on M1919 M4 Barbette carriages. Each gun position was in a reinforced concrete casemate. The casemates were at either end of an earth covered reinforced concrete support structure. Construction began Apr 1942 and was completed Dec 1943. The Battery was turned over for service 11 Sep 1944 at a cost of $1,256,410.
The 16" guns could fire one-ton projectiles nearly 28 miles and covered most of the northern approach to the Los Angeles Harbor.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16" Rifle | 66.7' | MarkII-M1 | 54 | Watervliet | Barbette, M4-1942, #30, Wellman | 1944-1948 | Mounted 1944 | |
| 2 | 16" Rifle | 66.7' | MarkII-M1 | 72 | Watervliet | Barbette, M4-1942, #45, Mesta | 1944-1948 | Mounted 1944 | |
| Source: Coast Defense Study Group | |||||||||
Current Status
No guns or carriages in place.
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Location: Fort MacArthur, California Maps & Images Lat: 33.719954 Long: -118.313227 |
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