Battery AMTB 923 (1)

 (1943-1944) - Battery AMTB 923 was a reinforced concrete World War II AMTB rapid fire 90mm gun battery serviced by Fort Adams (1), Rhode Island. Battery construction started 26 Mar 1943, was completed 30 Jun 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 22 Jul 1943 at a cost of $ 13,450.00. This battery was transferred to Fort Wetherill by June 1944.

World War II
The AMTB battery at Brenton Point consisted of two 90mm guns mounted on 90mm M3 fixed gun mounts and two 90mm guns mounted on 90mm M1A1 mobile gun mounts. Concrete pads for these guns were laid at the tip of Brenton Point on Aquidneck Island. The battery had a dual mission of defense against fast enemy motor torpedo boats and enemy aircraft. The effective range of the guns was about 8,000 yards. Each weapon required a crew of 15, 9 men in the gun squad and 6 men in the ammunition squad.

This battery was transferred to Fort Wetherill by June 1944 and emplaced on modified 3 inch anti-aircraft gun positions of anti-aircraft battery #1. See Battery AMTB 923 (2)



Current Status
Remaining gun pads are a part of Brenton Point State Park. No period gun or mounts in place.

Sources:
 * U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Archives Search Report, Findings, Brenton Point Fire Control Station, August 1995, FUDS Report D01RI032401, Newport, RI, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.

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