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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1944-1948) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Artillery Camp. Named for Gen. [[John L. Hayden]] a former commanding officer of the Puget Sound harbor defenses. Camp Hayden was abandoned in 1948. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1944-1948) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Artillery Camp at Tongue Point, Clallam County, Washington. Named for Gen. [[John L. Hayden]] a former commanding officer of the Puget Sound harbor defenses. Camp Hayden was abandoned in 1948. | ||
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[[Image:Camp Hayden Battery 131 Emp 2 - 1.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Camp Hayden, Battery 131 Gun Emplacement #2]] | [[Image:Camp Hayden Battery 131 Emp 2 - 1.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Camp Hayden, Battery 131 Gun Emplacement #2]] | ||
[[Image:Camp Hayden - 26.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Camp Hayden, view of the RV Park]] | [[Image:Camp Hayden - 26.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Camp Hayden, view of the RV Park]] | ||
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== {{ | == [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | ||
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In 1941, temporary batteries were installed near Port Angeles and Angeles Point to protect the entrance to Puget Sound, the Victoria BC harbor, and the Canadian naval base at Esquimalt. These batteries supplemented the fixed batteries at [[Fort Casey]], [[Fort Flagler]] and [[Fort Worden]]. | In 1941, temporary batteries were installed near Port Angeles and Angeles Point to protect the entrance to Puget Sound, the Victoria BC harbor, and the Canadian naval base at Esquimalt. These batteries supplemented the fixed batteries at [[Fort Casey]], [[Fort Flagler]] and [[Fort Worden]]. | ||
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The guns were test-fired only once before the Camp closed in 1948. | The guns were test-fired only once before the Camp closed in 1948. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Part of the Clallam County Salt Creek Recreation Area in Washington State. No period guns or carriages in place. Battery 131 accessible to the public but no access to internal rooms. Battery 249 accessible via overgrown trail not recommended by staff. | Part of the Clallam County Salt Creek Recreation Area in Washington State. No period guns or carriages in place. Battery 131 accessible to the public but no access to internal rooms. Battery 249 accessible via overgrown trail not recommended by staff. | ||
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'''Location:''' Camp Hayden is located off Washington Hwy. 112 on strip of land called Tongue Point west of Port Angeles. | '''Location:''' Camp Hayden is located off Washington Hwy. 112 on strip of land called Tongue Point, Callum County, Washington, west of Port Angeles. | ||
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* [http://usforting.com/2010/04/27/coast-defense-study-group-cdsg-2010-conference-wrapup/ Coast Defense Study Group (CDSG) 2010 Conference Wrapup] | * [http://usforting.com/2010/04/27/coast-defense-study-group-cdsg-2010-conference-wrapup/ Coast Defense Study Group (CDSG) 2010 Conference Wrapup] | ||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/wa.html#juanfuca North American Forts - Camp Hayden]] | |||
* [http://www.clallam.net/CountyParks/html/parks_camphayden.htm Camp Hayden] | * [http://www.clallam.net/CountyParks/html/parks_camphayden.htm Camp Hayden] | ||
* [http://thor.prohosting.com/~hopp1945/camphayden.htm Camp Hayden] | * [http://thor.prohosting.com/~hopp1945/camphayden.htm Camp Hayden] | ||
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{{Visited|14 Apr 2010, 22 Jun 2009}} | {{Visited|14 Apr 2010, 22 Jun 2009}} | ||
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[[Category:Washington Camps]] | [[Category:Washington Camps]] | ||
[[Category:Washington Clallam County]] | |||
[[Category:Harbor Defense of Puget Sound]] | [[Category:Harbor Defense of Puget Sound]] | ||
[[Category:Coastal Forts]] | [[Category:Coastal Forts]] | ||
Revision as of 18:06, 5 June 2011
Camp Hayden (1944-1948) - A World War II Coastal Artillery Camp at Tongue Point, Clallam County, Washington. Named for Gen. John L. Hayden a former commanding officer of the Puget Sound harbor defenses. Camp Hayden was abandoned in 1948.
World War II (1941-1945)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Puget Sound.
In 1941, temporary batteries were installed near Port Angeles and Angeles Point to protect the entrance to Puget Sound, the Victoria BC harbor, and the Canadian naval base at Esquimalt. These batteries supplemented the fixed batteries at Fort Casey, Fort Flagler and Fort Worden.
The temporary installations were eventually replaced by the Camp Hayden military reservation and it's two fixed gun batteries. Battery 249 contained two 6" guns and Battery 131 housed two large 16" guns mounted in reinforced concrete casemates. The 16" guns could fire a one ton projectile almost 28 miles and the 6" rapid fire guns could fire a 105 pound armor-piercing shell 15 miles at a rate of 5 rounds per minute. Facitities, including barracks for about 150 men, were build along Salt Creek.
The guns were test-fired only once before the Camp closed in 1948.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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| Battery 249 | 2 | 6" | Shielded Barbette (SBC) | 1943-1945-1945-1947 | $ 350,000 | |
| Battery 131 | 2 | 16" | Casemated Barbette (CBC) | 1942-1945-1945-1948 | $ 1,557,500 | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
Current Status
Part of the Clallam County Salt Creek Recreation Area in Washington State. No period guns or carriages in place. Battery 131 accessible to the public but no access to internal rooms. Battery 249 accessible via overgrown trail not recommended by staff.
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Location: Camp Hayden is located off Washington Hwy. 112 on strip of land called Tongue Point, Callum County, Washington, west of Port Angeles. Maps & Images Lat: 48.163824 Long: -123.698587 |
Recent Blog Posts:
Sources:
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project, Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound, (CCA-AN-PS), 12 Aug 1945, CDSG
Links:
Visited: 14 Apr 2010, 22 Jun 2009
Camp Hayden Picture Gallery
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Front of Meteorological and Spotting Station MS
