Battery 155 - Salisbury Beach

Battery 155 - Salisbury Beach (1941-1944) - Battery 155 - Salisbury Beach was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts. Located on Salisbury Beach Military Reservation, Essex County, Massachusetts. Battery construction was completed and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use in 1942. Two guns were removed in 1943 and the two remaining guns were removed in 1944-45. Deactivated after 1945. Panama Mount on Beach Panama Mount Just Off the Beach World War II Part of the Harbor Defense of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Originally built as a temporary World War II coastal gun battery with four 155mm M1918MI rapid fire guns mounted on M1918A1 Mobile Carriages emplaced on circular Panama mounts. Two guns were removed in 1943 and the two remaining guns were removed in 1944-45. Deactivated circa 1944. 155mm M1918 Gun at Fort Morgan Panama Mount at Fort Pickens Battery 155 - Salisbury Beach Armament (edit list) Empl No Caliber Type Barrel Length Model Serial No Manufacturer Carriage Service Dates Notes ? 155mm Rifle 240" M1918MI 818 Minneapolis Mobile, M1918A1, #474, Minneapolis 1942-1944 See note 1 ? 155mm Rifle 240" M1918MI 220 Minneapolis Mobile, M1918A1, #729, Minneapolis 1942-1944 See note 1 ? 155mm Rifle 240" M1918MI 953 Minneapolis Mobile, M1918A1, #412, Minneapolis 1942-1943 See note 1 ? 155mm Rifle 240" M1918MI 1069 Minneapolis Mobile, M1918A1, #79, Minneapolis 1942-1943 See note 1 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 Note 1: Exact assignment of guns and carriages to emplacements is not known. Battery 155 - Salisbury Beach Military Reservation Plan circa 1944 Current Status Part of Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Essex County, Massachusetts. No period guns or mounts in place but one or two of the Panama mounts may be partially visible. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Essex County, Massachusetts. Map point is approximate. Maps & Images Lat: 42.828595 Long: -70.814261 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, FUDS Archives Search Report, Findings, Salisbury Beach Military Reservation, Project No. D01MA051701, September 1995. Large PDF Download U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project, Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, (CCA-P-PCC), 1945, CDSG Links: North American Forts - 155mm Gun Battery0 CDSG Visited: No Battery 155 - Salisbury Beach Picture Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!