Battery AMTB 913

 (1943-1946) - Battery AMTB 913 was a reinforced concrete World War II AMTB rapid fire 90mm gun battery on Fort H.G. Wright, New York. Battery construction started on 19 May 1943, was completed on 19 Aug 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 20 Dec 1943. Deactivated in 1946.

History
The AMTB battery at Fort H.G. Wright 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 both fixed guns were laid in front of emplacement #1 and #2 of Battery Butterfield. The fixed guns were mounted in 1943.

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.



Current Status
On Fishers Island, Suffolk County, New York. No period gun or mounts in place. Concrete gun pads are buried/destroyed.

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