Battery 25
Battery 25 (1942-1944) - Battery 25 was a reinforced concrete, World War II 155mm inch coastal gun battery on Cape May Military Reservation, Cape May County, New Jersey. Battery construction started 31 Dec 1941, was completed 15 Jun 1942 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 14 Apr 1944 at a cost of $ 21,100.00. Deactivated in 1946.
World War II
Part of the Harbor Defense of the Delaware.
Originally built as an World War II concrete coastal gun battery with four 155mm M1918MI guns mounted on M1917 mobile carriages emplaced on concrete Panama Mounts. Four igloo magazines constructed of corrugated sheet metal were placed behind the gun positions. The guns were emplaced in 1942 and removed in February 1944.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 155mm Rifle | 233" | M1918MI | 866 | Watertown | Mobile, M1917, #1264, Pateaux | 1942-1946 | ||
| 2 | 155mm Rifle | 233" | M1918MI | 308 | Bullar | Mobile, M1917, #1307, Pateaux | 1942-1946 | ||
| 3 | 155mm Rifle | 233" | M1918MI | 945 | Watervliet | Mobile, M1917, #1381, Pateaux | 1942-1946 | ||
| 4 | 155mm Rifle | 233" | M1918MI | 881 | Watervliet | Mobile, M1917, #1280, Pateaux | 1942-1946 | ||
| Source: RCW Form 1, 1 Jan 1945, 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 190-191, 208 | |||||||||
Current Status
Cape May Point State Park. No period guns or mounts in place.
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Location: Cape May Point State Park, Cape May County, New Jersey Maps & Images Lat: 38.931372 Long: -74.955522 |
Sources:
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of The Delaware, (HDDEL-AN-45), 1 Jul 1945, CDSG
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