Battery 155 - East Point (1942-1943) - Battery 155 - East Point was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts. Located on East Point Military Reservation, Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts. Battery construction started 25 Mar 1942, was completed 13 May 1942 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 1 Dec 1942 at a cost of $ 8,413.00. Deactivated in 1943.
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Emplacement #1, 155mm Battery. Billiard house pillar on left.
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Part of the Harbor Defense of Boston, Massachusetts.
Originally built as a temporary World War II coastal gun battery with two 155mm M1918 rapid fire guns mounted on M1918 Mobile Carriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts.
Battery 155 - East Point Armament (edit list)
Empl No
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Caliber Type
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Barrel Length
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Model
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Serial No
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Manufacturer
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Carriage
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Service Dates
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Notes
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1
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155mm Rifle
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240"
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M1918
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430 WHWS
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Bullard
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Mobile, M1918, #454, Minnesota
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1942-1943
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See note 1
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2
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155mm Rifle
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240"
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M1918
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426 WHWS
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Bullard
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Mobile, M1918, #278, Minnesota
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1942-1943
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See note 1
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Source: RCW Form 1, 1 Dec 1942, CDSG, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 190-191 Note 1: CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA
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Battery 155 - East Point Plan
Current Status
Destroyed, private property. No period guns or gun mounts in place but the Panama mount for gun #2 remains partially visible. The Panama mount for gun #1 is buried.
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Location: East Point Military Reservation, Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts
Maps & Images
Lat: 42.419344 Long: -70.902688
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- Elevation: Gun #1= 68.70', Gun #2= 58.37'
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Sources:
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Boston, Massachusetts, (HDB-AN-45), 31 Jan 1945, CDSG
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Visited: 9 Jun 2012
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