Battery 155 - Rocky Point
Battery 155 - Rocky Point (1942-1944) - Battery 155 - Rocky Point was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts. Located on Rocky Point, Los Angeles County, California. This Battery was supported from Fort MacArthur. Battery construction started December 1941, was completed September 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 11 Sep 1943 at a cost of $ 19,809.00. Deactivated in 1944.
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Battery 155 - Rocky Point Locale
World War II
Part of the Harbor Defense of Los Angeles.
Originally built as a temporary World War II coastal gun battery with two 155mm M1918MI rapid fire guns mounted on M1918MI mobile marriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts. Three Panama mounts were constructed but only two guns were furnished.
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Fort Morgan -
Panama Mount at Fort Pickens
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 155mm Rifle | 240" | M1918MI | M1 | ..... | ..... | Mobile, M1918MI, #....., ..... | 1942-1943 | |
| 2 | 155mm Rifle | 240" | M1918MI | M1 | ..... | ..... | Mobile, M1918MI, #....., ..... | 1942-1943 | |
| 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 | |||||||||
Current Status
No period guns or carriages in place. Panama mounts destroyed and the sites overbuilt with houses.
Context
Location:
Rocky Point, Los Angeles County, California. Map point is approximate.
Lat: 33.774° Long: -118.428°
Bing, Google,
OldMapsOnline,
USGS, OHM
Sources:
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles, (LA-AN-WDC-44), 31 Aug 1944, CDSG
Links:
Related:
2013 Forts Visited, CDSG, Coastal Battery Gun List, Coastal Gun Service Dates, Fort MacArthur, Fort Pickens, World War II,