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== History == | == History == | ||
{{HDCharleston}} Located on [[Marshall Military Reservation]], a sub-post of nearby Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan's Island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor. | {{HDCharleston}} Located on [[Marshall Military Reservation]], a sub-post of nearby [[Fort Moultrie]], on Sullivan's Island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor. | ||
== [[World War II]] == | == [[World War II]] == | ||
Originally built as a [[World War II]] concrete coastal gun battery with two 12" M1895MI guns mounted on M1917 Barbette carriages. These guns and carriages were originally emplaced in [[Battery Kimble]], [[Fort Travis (2)]], at Galveston, Texas and were transferred to Battery 520 in 1943. | Originally built as a [[World War II]] concrete coastal gun battery with two 12" M1895MI guns mounted on M1917 Barbette carriages. These guns and carriages were originally emplaced in [[Battery Kimble]], [[Fort Travis (2)]], at Galveston, Texas and were transferred to Battery 520 in 1943. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Now private property and converted into | Now private property and converted into residences. | ||
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="32. | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="32.772648" lon="-79.816784" zoom="16" width="-500" height="-500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
(B) 32.77054, -79.81741, Battery 520 | (B) 32.77054, -79.81741, Battery 520 | ||
(1944-1947) | (1944-1947) | ||
(1) 32.770068, -79.817766, Gun emplacement #1 | (1) 32.770068, -79.817766, Gun emplacement #1 | ||
(2) 32.770725, -79.816643, Gun emplacement #2 | (2) 32.770725, -79.816643, Gun emplacement #2 | ||
(R) 32.77442, -79.81567, Marshall MR WWII Radar Site | |||
(1944-1946) | |||
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'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
* [[Marshall MR WWII Radar Site]] | |||
* [[Fort Moultrie]] | * [[Fort Moultrie]] | ||
* [[Marshall Military Reservation]] | * [[Marshall Military Reservation]] | ||
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'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
{{Visited|23 Jan 2010}} | {{Visited|2 Feb 2018, 23 Jan 2010}} | ||
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[[Category:Harbor Defense of Charleston]] | [[Category:Harbor Defense of Charleston]] | ||
[[Category:2009 Southern Trip]] | [[Category:2009 Southern Trip]] | ||
[[Category:2018 Research Trip]] | |||
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Battery 520 (1944-1947) - Battery 520 was a reinforced concrete, World War II 12 inch casemated coastal gun battery on Marshall Military Reservation, South Carolina. Battery construction started 1 May 1943, was completed 30 Jan 1944 and was transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 28 Feb 1944 at a cost of $ 1,432,443.00. Deactivated in 1947.
 
HistoryPart of the Harbor Defense of Charleston. Located on Marshall Military Reservation, a sub-post of nearby Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan's Island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor. World War IIOriginally built as a World War II concrete coastal gun battery with two 12" M1895MI guns mounted on M1917 Barbette carriages. These guns and carriages were originally emplaced in Battery Kimble, Fort Travis (2), at Galveston, Texas and were transferred to Battery 520 in 1943. On 18 May 1944, an SCR-296-A Radar set was installed and accepted for service as a gun laying radar primarily for Battery 520 and secondarily for Battery 230.
Current StatusNow private property and converted into residences.
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