Battery 155 - Pascagoula

Battery 155 - Pascagoula (1942-1944) - Battery 155 - Pascagoula was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts located on Pascagoula Military Reservation in Jackson County, Mississippi. Deactivated on 13 Jan 1944. World War II Part of the Temporary Harbor Defense of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Originally built as a temporary World War II coastal gun battery with two 155mm M1918M1 rapid fire guns mounted on M1917 Mobile Carriages emplaced on timber mats in field emplacements. Circular concrete Panama mounts were completed in 1943. Seven magazines were built, three for the 155mm guns and four for small arms ammunition. A fire control station was built atop a wooden tower with a plotting room at ground level. Additional facilities included two base end stations, two 60" portable searchlight towers, and three 18" beach defense searchlights. The base camp included ten prefab 6-man hutments, a mess hall, an administration building, latrines, and a recreation hall. The post was garrisoned by Battery E, 3rd Battalion, 50th U.S. Coast Artillery. The Temporary Harbor Defense of Pascagoula was deactivated on 13 Jan 1944, the guns and troops were removed to Fort Morgan. 155mm M1918 Gun at Fort Morgan Panama Mount at Fort Pickens Battery Battery 155 - Pascagoula Armament (edit list) Empl No Caliber Type Barrel Length Model Serial No Manufacturer Carriage Service Dates Notes ? 155mm Rifle 240" M1918MI 828 Unk Mobile, 1918, #Unk, Unk 1942-1944 ? 155mm Rifle 240" M1918MI 863 Unk Mobile, 1918, #Unk, Unk 1942-1944 Source: 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 Current Status Broken up Panama mounts in the surf. No period guns or mounts in place. Location: Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi Maps & Images Lat: 30.341645 Long: -88.525564 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 0' Sources: Gaines, William, Temporary Harbor Defenses in the Southern Defense Command: 1942-1944, The Coast Defense Journal, Vol 16 Issue 1, February 2002, page 4-38 Links: All Travels - Battery 155 - Pascagoula CDSG Visited: No