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Battery AMTB 18 - Norton Point (1942-1946) - Battery AMTB 18 - Norton Point was a reinforced concrete, World War II, 3 inch AMTB coastal gun battery near Fort Hamilton (1), Kings County, New York. Deactivated in 1946.
Part of the Harbor Defense of Southern New York. The battery had a dual mission of defense against fast enemy motor torpedo boats and enemy aircraft.
Originally built as a World War II concrete coastal gun battery with four 3" M1902MI guns mounted on M1902 pedestal carriages. Four concrete pads for the fixed guns were laid just back of the beach at Norton Point, Kings County, New York. The guns and carriages were transferred from emplacements #3-#6 of Battery Catlin, Fort Wadsworth, on 29 Nov 1942.
Battery AMTB 20 - Rockaway 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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3" Rifle
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154.35"
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M1902MI
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33
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Bethlehem
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Pedestal, M1902, #33, Bethlehem
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1942-1946
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See note 1
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| 2
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3" Rifle
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154.35"
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M1902MI
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34
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Bethlehem
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Pedestal, M1902, #34, Bethlehem
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1942-1946
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See note 1
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| 3
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3" Rifle
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154.35"
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M1902MI
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35
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Bethlehem
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Pedestal, M1902, #35, Bethlehem
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1942-1946
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See note 1
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| 4
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3" Rifle
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154.35"
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M1902MI
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36
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Bethlehem
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Pedestal, M1902, #36, Bethlehem
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1942-1946
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See note 1
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Source: RCW Form 1, 15 Jun 1944, Coast Defense Study Group, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 72-73, 207
Note 1: Guns and carriages transferred from Fort Wadsworth 29 Nov 1942 and processed for salvage 27 May 1946. CDSG Gun Card Collection from NARA
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 Battery AMTB 18 - Norton Point Plan
Current Status
No period guns or mounts in place.
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Location: Norton Point, Kings County, New York. Map point approximate.
Maps & Images
Lat: 40.574665 Long: -74.010376
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Sources:
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of New York, (HDNY-AN-44), 1 Sep 1944, CDSG
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