Battery 240
Battery 240 (1942-1948) - A World War II era Battery built in 1942-43 as a reinforced concrete Coastal Artillery Battery on Long Point Military Reservation a sub post of Fort MacArthur, Los Angeles County, California. The Battery was turned over for service in 1943 at a cost of $219,000. Renamed Battery Barnes after Col. Harry C. Barnes in early 1948. Decommissioned late in 1948.
World War II (1941-1945)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Los Angeles.
Originally built as an World War II concrete coastal gun battery with two 6" M1903A2 rapid fire guns mounted on M1 Shielded Barbette Carriages (SBC) placed on either side of an earth covered reinforced concrete magazine and support structure. Power was supplied by internal generators and commercial power. The guns were proof fired 25 Oct 1943.
The battery was decommissioned in 1948.
 |
These 6" World War II coastal gun batteries were designed to replace obsolete Endicott Period Batteries. Of the 87 planned only 45 were completed and many of those were not completed until late in the war (1944-1945).
The 6" guns fired a 105 pound armor-piercing projectile with a range of over 15 miles at a rate of up to 5 rounds per minute. The gun crews were protected by a thick shield around the gun. Only six of these guns remain in the world, two at Fort Columbia in Battery 246, two at Fort Pickens in Battery 234, and two at Fort McAndrew in Battery 282 in Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. |
 |
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6" Rifle | 302.9" | M1903 | A2 | 63 | Watervliet | Barbette, M1, #105, Wellman | 1943-1948 | |
| 2 | 6" Rifle | 302.9" | M1903 | A2 | 64 | Watervliet | Barbette, M1, #106, Wellman | 1943-1948 | |
| Source: Coast Defense Study Group Note:Serial numbers may not be in the correct gun emplacement | |||||||||
Current Status
Private property. No period guns or carriages in place.
|
{"selectable":false,"width":"500"} |
Location: Long Point, Los Angeles County, California Maps & Images Lat: 33.744684 Long: -118.406741 |
Sources:
Links:
Visited: No
Battery 240 Picture Gallery
|
Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better! |