Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades

Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades (1944-1944) - Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts. Located at Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California. Battery construction started January 1943, was completed July 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 14 Mar 1944 at a cost of $ 11,151.39. Deactivated in 1944. Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades Locale. Gun position was located on the bluff on the right side of this photo. Closely packed houses now occupy the site. 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 carriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts. 155mm M1918 Gun at Fort Morgan Panama Mount at Fort Pickens Battery Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades Armament (edit list) Empl No Caliber Type Barrel Length Model Serial No Manufacturer Carriage Service Dates Notes 1 155mm Rifle 240" M1918MI M1 ..... ..... Mobile, M1918MI, #....., ..... 1944-1944 2 155mm Rifle 240" M1918MI M1 ..... ..... Mobile, M1918MI, #....., ..... 1944-1944 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 Battery Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades Plan Current Status Destroyed, no period guns or carriages in place. No remains of Panama mounts. The area is now a costal community with closely packed small houses. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California. Map points are based on 1940s coordinates and may not be accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 34.037414 Long: -118.537013 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: Gun #1=75.95', Gun #2=97.94' Sources: U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles, (LA-AN-WDC-44), 31 Aug 1944, CDSG Links: CDSG Visited: 23 Sep 2017