Battery 155 - Ventura

Battery 155 - Ventura (1943-1944) - Battery 155 - Ventura was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts. Located on the beach at Ventura, Ventura County, California. Battery construction started January 1943, was completed July 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 18 Apr 1944 at a cost of $ 9,990.25. Deactivated in 1944. Also known as Battery 2 - Ventura. Battery 155- Ventura Panama Mount #1 Battery 155- Ventura Panama Mount #1 in Foreground, Panama Mount #2 in Background Battery 155 - Ventura Panama Mount #2 World War II Originally built as a temporary World War II coastal gun battery with two 155mm rapid fire guns mounted on mobile marriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts. Located on a 10 acre site that included some 21 temporary buildings, a rifle range and ammunition magazine. The property was originally obtained from Ventura County on 15 Aug 1942. Units conducted monthly live fire target practice on offshore towed targets. Property returned to Ventura County on 15 May 1945. 155mm M1918 Gun at Fort Morgan Panama Mount at Fort Pickens Battery Battery 155 - Ventura Armament (edit list) Empl No Caliber Type Barrel Length Model Serial No Manufacturer Carriage Service Dates Notes 1 155mm Rifle 240" M1918MI M1 Unk Unk Mobile, M1918, #Unk 1943-1945 2 155mm Rifle 240" M1918MI M1 Unk Unk Mobile, M1918, #Unk 1943-1945 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 Battery Battery 155 - Ventura Plan Current Status Destroyed, no period guns or carriages in place. Two Panama mounts in the surf. Location: Emma Wood State Beach, Ventura, Ventura County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 34.275716 Long: -119.310680 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: Gun #1=16.52', Gun #2=16.47' Sources: U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles, (LA-AN-WDC-44), 31 Aug 1944, CDSG Links: North American Forts - Santa Barbara Channel Defenses California State Parks - Emma Wood State Beach California Military Museum - Tactical Battery 2 (Ventura) CDSG Visited: 24 Dec 2012