Battery AMTB 20 - Rockaway Point
Battery AMTB 20 - Rockaway Point (1943-1946) - Battery AMTB 20 - Rockaway Point was a reinforced concrete, World War I, 3 inch AMTB coastal gun battery on Fort Tilden, New York. Battery construction started 25 Feb 1943, was completed 31 Mar 1943 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 10 Jul 1943 at a cost of $ 5950.00. Deactivated in 1946.
World War II
Part of the Harbor Defense of Southern New York. The battery had a dual mission of defense against fast enemy motor torpedo boats and enemy aircraft.
Originally built as an World War II concrete coastal gun battery with two 3" M1902MI guns mounted on M1902 pedestal carriages. Two concrete pads for the fixed guns were laid just back of the beach at Rockaway Point, Queens County, New York. The guns and carriages were transferred from emplacements #1 and #2 of Battery Catlin, Fort Wadsworth, on 23 Mar 1942.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3" Rifle | 154.35" | M1902MI | 30 | Bethlehem | Pedestal, M1902, #30, Bethlehem | 1943-1946 | See note 1 | |
| 2 | 3" Rifle | 154.35" | M1902MI | 31 | Bethlehem | Pedestal, M1902, #31, Bethlehem | 1943-1946 | See note 1 | |
| Source: RCW Form 1, 15 Jun 1944, Coast Defense Study Group, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 72-73, 207 Note 1: Guns and carriages transferred from Fort Wadsworth 23 Mar 1942 and processed for salvage 27 May 1946. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA | |||||||||
Current Status
No period guns or mounts in place.
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Location: Rockaway Point, Queens County, New York. Map point approximate. Maps & Images Lat: 40.551559 Long: -73.939138 |
Sources:
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of New York, (HDNY-AN-44), 1 Sep 1944, CDSG
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