Battery AMTB 5 - Fort Taylor
Battery AMTB 5 - Fort Taylor (1943-1946) - Battery AMTB 5 Fort Taylor was a reinforced concrete World War II rapid fire 90mm gun battery on Fort Taylor (2), Florida. AMTB stands for Anti Motor Torpedo Boat. Battery construction started and was completed in 1943. Deactivated in 1946.
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Battery AMTB 5 - Fort Taylor History
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The AMTB battery at Fort Taylor (2) consisted of two fixed 90mm guns mounted on 90mm M3 gun mounts and two 37mm mobile guns held in storage. Concrete pads for both fixed guns were laid inside Fort Taylor (2), one in emplacement #2 of Battery Adair and one in the bastion next to Battery Adair. The battery had a dual mission of defense against fast enemy motor torpedo boats and enemy aircraft. The effective range of the guns was about 8,000 yards. Each weapon required a crew of 15, 9 men in the gun squad and 6 men in the ammunition squad.
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The above photos were taken at Fort Monroe, Battery Parrott From FM 4-91: "This weapon consists of the 90-mm gun M1 and top carriage M1A1 on the 90-mm gun mount M3. The mount M3 is of the turret type, the shielding being constructed of boiler plates. This boiler plate shield provide fragmentation protection only. No shielding is provided at the rear due to the requirements for service of the piece. A sighting port in the shielding in front permits sighting in direction by the gun pointer." References:
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Current Status
The concrete gun pads remain. No period guns or mounts in place.
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Location: Fort Taylor (2), Florida Maps & Images Lat: 24.5477038 Long: -81.8104541 |
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Visited: 27 Dec 2009
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