Battery JAAN 2 - Long Beach
Battery JAAN 2 - Long Beach (1942-1946) - Battery JAAN 2 - Long Beach was a reinforced concrete World War II 3" gun battery operated as a sub-post of Fort MacArthur, California. The Battery was named JAAN because it was jointly manned by Army and Navy personnel, Joint Army And Navy. Battery construction started 11 Aug 1942, was completed 11 Jan 1943 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use 12 Apr 1943 at a total cost of $8,122. Deactivated in 1946.
Battery JAAN 2 - Long Beach History
Part of the Harbor Defense of Los Angeles.
Battery JAAN 2 - Long Beach was a World War II gun battery with 2 M1903 3" guns mounted on M1903 Pedestal Mounts with a modified shield.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3" Rifle | 170" | M1903 | 107 | Watervliet | Pedestal Mount, M1903, #106, Watertown | 1942-1946 | See Note 1 | |
| 2 | 3" Rifle | 170" | M1903 | 108 | Watervliet | Pedestal Mount, M1903, #107, Watertown | 1942-1946 | See Note 1 | |
| Source: 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 Note 1: Guns from Battery Lodor fitted with new shields | |||||||||
Current Status
No gun or mounts in place
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Location: Cabrillo Beach, California Maps & Images Lat: 33.7638544 Long: -118.1676203 |
Sources:
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles, (LA-AN-WDC-44), 31 Aug 1944, CDSG
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