Battery 245
USA /
Oregon /
Warrenton /
World
/ USA
/ Oregon
/ Warrenton
World / United States / Oregon
military, fortification, artillery battery
A World War II reinforced concrete gun battery built at Fort Stevens between 28 Oct 1942 and 31 Aug 1944. Armament consisted of two 6", Model T2, 309.9" long rifled guns each mounted in a separate shielded M4 Barbette carriage.
Between the two guns was a reinforced concrete bunker housing the ammunition and control mechanisms. See fortwiki.com/Battery_245 for more info.
This battery was installed after the WWI-era Coast Artillery weapons in place did not have the range to fire back at the Japanese submarine that shelled the fort in 1942.
Between the two guns was a reinforced concrete bunker housing the ammunition and control mechanisms. See fortwiki.com/Battery_245 for more info.
This battery was installed after the WWI-era Coast Artillery weapons in place did not have the range to fire back at the Japanese submarine that shelled the fort in 1942.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 46°12'25"N 123°58'17"W
- Fort Stevens Historic Area 0.2 km
- Fort Stevens State Park 4.5 km
- Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Facility 6.4 km
- Marina 16 km
- Pacific Beach Naval Base (site) 114 km
- "Spruce Railroad" rail bed. 207 km
- Wreck of USS Sailfish (SSR-572) 248 km
- Naval Facility Coos Head 319 km
- Klamath Air Force Station 517 km
- Big Lagoon Bombing Range (site) 558 km
- Desdemona Sands 6.1 km
- Columbia River Bar 7.4 km
- Youngs Bay 8.3 km
- Columbia Delta 10 km
- Cape Disappointment State Park 11 km
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park 11 km
- Naselle, Washington 22 km
- Willapa National Wildlife Refuge 27 km
- Long Island 27 km
- Ocean Park, Washington 32 km
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