Battery 155 - Hill 400

Battery 155 - Hill 400 (1943-1944) - Battery 155 - Hill 400 was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts. Located on Fort Mears, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. Battery construction started in October 1942, was completed in December 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 21 Dec 1943. Deactivated in 1944. World War II Part of the Harbor Defense of Dutch Harbor. Originally built as a temporary World War II coastal gun battery with four 155mm 1918 rapid fire guns mounted on 1918 mobile marriages emplaced on concrete circular Panama mounts. 155mm M1918 Gun at Fort Morgan Panama Mount at Fort Pickens Template:FtMearsBty155-Hill400 File:Fort Mears Battery 155 - Hill 400 Plan.jpg Battery 155 - Hill 400 Plan Current Status No period guns or carriages in place. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Fort Mears, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Maps & Images Lat: 53.87573 Long: -166.55771 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' GPS Locations: 53.87573, -166.55771 Battery 53.87553, -166.55711 Emplacement #1 398' 53.87620, -166.55733 Emplacement #2 391' 53.87638, -166.55798 Emplacement #3 382' 53.87624, -166.55864 Emplacement #4 363' See Also: Fort Mears Harbor Defense of Dutch Harbor Sources: Dorrance, William H., Fort Kamehameha: The Story of the Harbor Defenses of Pearl Harbor, White Mane Publishing Co., 1993, 163 pages, ISBN 0-942597-51-6 U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Dutch Harbor, (SRHDDH), 1944, CDSG Links: CDSG Visited: No