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 Coastal Artillery for use in 1942. Two guns were removed in 1943 and the two remaining guns were removed in 1944-45. Deactivated after 1945.
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.
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| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
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| ? | 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. | |||||||||
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..
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Location: Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Essex County, Massachusetts Maps & Images Lat: 42.827261 Long: -70.814052 |
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
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