Battery 129
Battery 129 (1944-NA) - Battery 129 was a reinforced concrete, World War II 16 inch coastal gun battery on Fort Barry, California. Battery construction started 5 Sep 1942, was completed on 14 Mar 1944 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 7 May 1944 at a cost of $ 2,069,738.90. Gun tubes were on site but the carriages were never shipped. Never activated.
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Battery 129 Gun Emplacement #1 Entrance -
Battery 129 Gun Emplacement #2 -
Fort Barry Battery 129 Emplacement #1 Gun Cone.
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History
Part of the Category:Harbor Defense of San Francisco.
World War II
Originally built as a World War II casemated concrete coastal gun battery with two 16" MarkII-M1 Navy guns to be mounted on M4 Barbette carriages. Gun tubes were shipped from Battery 132 on 23 Dec 1943 to Fort Barry. Carriages were never assigned or shipped.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16" Rifle | 66.7' | MarkII-M1 | 55 | U.S. Navy | Barbette, M4, #??, Unknown | 1944-NA | See note 1 | |
| 2 | 16" Rifle | 66.7' | MarkII-M1 | 75 | U.S. Navy | Barbette, M4, #??, Unknown | 1944-NA | See note 1 | |
| Source: RCW Form 1, Jul 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, 215 Note 1:Guns shipped 23 Dec 1943 from Battery 132, CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA | |||||||||
Current Status
Part of the Golden Gate Recreation Area (GGNRA) administered by the National Park Service. No guns or mounts in place.
Context
Location:
Fort Barry, California
Lat: 37.828° Long: -122.5° Elevation: 820'
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See Also:
Sources:
- Coast Defense Study Group, Press, Digital Library, Forums
- Kent, Matthew W., Harbor Defenses of San Francisco - A Field Guide 1890 to 1950, Copyright 2009, Blurb, ISBN 978-1-61584-163-9, page 171-175
Links:
Picture Gallery
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Battery 129 Emplacement #1 Access Tunnel -
Battery 129 Emplacement #1 Entrance -
Battery 129 Sealed Underground Corridor -
Battery 129 Emplacement #2 Interior -
Battery 129 Emplacement #2 Battery Entrance Door
Related:
Battery 132, CDSG, CDSG Gun Card Collection, Coastal Battery Gun List, Devil's Slide WWII Radar Site, Fort Barry, Harbor Defenses of San Francisco, NARA, U.S. Navy, Wildcat Military Reservation, Wildcat Ridge WWII Radar Site, World War II, Devil's Slide Military Reservation, Western WWII Radar Sites, Matthew W. Kent,