Battery 241
Battery 241 (1942-1956) - A World War II era Gun Battery built in 1943 as a reinforced concrete Coastal Artillery Battery on Fort MacArthur's Upper Reservation. Construction started 4 May 1943. The Battery was turned over for service later in 1943 at a cost of $219,000 but the guns were not mounted until after the war. Decommissioned in 1956.
Battery 241 History
Part of the Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles.
Battery 241 was a battery of two, Model T2-M1, 6" rapid fire guns mounted in shielded M4 Barbette Carriages on either side of an earth covered reinforced concrete support structure.
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. No access to the interior of the Battery.
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Location: Upper Reservation, Fort MacArthur, California Maps & Images Lat: 33.709356 Long: -118.293746 |
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Visited: 31 Jan 2009, 1 Feb 2009
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