Camp Hayden
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Camp Hayden (1944-1948) - A World War II Coastal Artillery Camp. Named for Gen. John L. Hayden the former commanding officer of the Puget Sound harbor defenses. Camp Hayden was abandoned in 1948.
Camp Hayden History
In 1941, temporary batteries were installed near Port Angeles and Angeles Point to protect the entrance to Puget Sound, the Victoria BC harbor, and the Canadian naval base at Esquimalt. These batteries supplemented the fixed batteries at Fort Casey, Fort Flagler and Fort Worden.
The temporary installations were eventually replaced by the Camp Hayden military reservation and it's two fixed gun batteries. Battery 249 contained two 6" guns and Battery 131 housed two large 16" guns mounted in reinforced concrete casemates. The 16" guns could fire a one ton projectile almost 28 miles and the 6" rapid fire guns could fire a 105 pound armor-piercing shell 15 miles at a rate of 5 rounds per minute.
The guns were test-fired only once before the Camp closed in 1948.
| Battery | No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Years | Notes |
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| Battery 249 | 2 | 6" | Long Range Barbette Carriage with Shield | 1944-1947 | |
| Battery 131 | 2 | 16" | Long Range Barbette in Casemate | 1944-1948 | |
| Source: Coastal Defense Study Group | |||||
Current Status
Part of the Salt Creek Recreation Area in Washington.
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Location: Camp Hayden is located off Washington Hwy. 112 on strip of land called Tongue Point west of Port Angeles. Maps & Images Lat: 48.163824 Long: -123.698587
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