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Revision as of 06:43, 21 August 2026
Battery 155 - Biddeford Pool (1942-1945) - Battery 155 - Biddeford Pool was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts. Located on Biddeford Pool Military Reservation, Fletcher Neck, York County, Maine. Battery construction started in 1942, was completed in 1942 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use in 1942. Deactivated in 1945.
World War II
Part of the Harbor Defense of Portland, Maine.
Originally built as a temporary World War II coastal gun battery with two 155mm M1917/18 rapid fire guns mounted on M1917/18 Mobile Carriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts.
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Fort Morgan -
Panama Mount at Fort Pickens
Current Status
No period guns or mounts in place. Three Panama mounts are visible.
Context
Location:
Biddeford Pool, Fletcher Neck, York County, Maine
Lat: 43.447° Long: -70.339°
Bing, Google,
OldMapsOnline,
USGS, OHM
Sources:
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Portland, Maine, (HDPB-AN-45), 11 Apr 1945, CDSG
Links:
Related:
Biddeford Pool Military Reservation, CDSG, Fort Pickens, World War II,