Battery 155 - Butler Point

Battery 155 - Butler Point (1942-1943) - Battery 155 - Butler Point was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts located on Butler Point, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, supported from Fort Rodman. Battery construction started in 1942, was completed in 1942 and transferred to the Coastal Artillery for use in 1942. Deactivated in 1943 as Battery AMTB 934 came on line.

World War II

Originally built as a temporary World War II coastal gun battery with two 155mm M1918M1 rapid fire guns mounted on M1918A1 Mobile Carriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts.

155mm M1918 Gun at Fort Morgan

Panama Mount at Fort Pickens

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Battery 155 - Butler Point Plan

Current Status

No period guns or mounts in place but the Panama mounts are still visible.

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Location: Butler Point, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Maps & Images Lat: 41.6806608 Long: -70.7161446 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....'

Sources:

• U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of New Bedford, (CC-SUP-NEWB-43), 1 Feb 1945, CDSG

Links:

• CDSG

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