Battery 126
Battery 126 (1942-1948) - A World War II era Battery built in 1942 as a reinforced concrete Coastal Artillery Battery on Fort Rosecrans, San Diego County, California. Construction began Jun 1942 and was completed Mar 1944. The Battery was turned over for service Mar 1944 at a cost of $1,324,000. Renamed Battery Ashburn after Major General Thomas Quinn Ashburn. Declared surplus in May 1948.
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Battery 126 History
Battery 126 was a battery of two, 16" MarkII-M1 naval guns casemated in an earth covered reinforced concrete support structure. The gun tubes were mounted in Mar 1944 but the gun shields did not arrive until early 1945. The guns were proof fired in Jul 1944 without the shields. The battery plotting and switchboard room was located north and east of the battery itself in a large concrete structure.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16" Rifle | 816" | MarkII-M1 | 71 | Bethlehem | LR Barbette M-4, #31, Wellman | 1944-1948 | See note 1 | |
| 2 | 16" Rifle | 816" | MarkII-M1 | 97 | Naval Gun Factory | LR Barbette M-4, #39, Watertown | 1944-1948 | See note 1 | |
| Source: RCW Form1, 24 Nov 1944, CDSG, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 176-177 Note 1: Navy guns transferred 18 Apr 1943, mounted Mar 1944. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA | |||||||||
Current Status
On active military installation. No guns or carriages in place.
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Location: Fort Rosecrans, San Diego County, California Maps & Images Lat: 32.6783279 Long: -117.2443181 |
Sources:
- National Park Service
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of San Diego, (HDSD-AN-45), 1 Jul 1945, CDSG
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