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Nashawena Island was | Loc. 57B Nashawena Island was a WWII AMTB battery site on Nashawena Island in Gonsold MA. | ||
== Battery AMTB 933 == | == Battery AMTB 933 == | ||
Constructed in 1943, this battery would have two 90mm guns on concrete bases and two 37mm guns on wooden platforms. Two magazines, a BC Station and Plotting room were all built near the emplacements. A one-story barracks and mess hall were also located on-site. A dock was built by the army on the island in 1942 and it was destroyed in the September 14th, 1944 hurricane. At the wars end, the guns were removed along with the barracks and mess hall. The BC Station may have remained as late as 1970 but it was most likely removed with the barracks in 1946-47. The magazines remain, although due to their wood construction they have collapsed leaving mounds of dirt and wood timber.<gallery mode="packed"> | Constructed in 1943, this battery would have two 90mm guns on concrete bases and two 37mm guns on wooden platforms. Two magazines, a BC Station and Plotting room were all built near the emplacements. A one-story barracks and mess hall were also located on-site among other various support buildings. A dock was built by the army on the island in 1942 and it was destroyed in the September 14th, 1944 hurricane. At the wars end, the guns were removed along with the barracks and mess hall. The BC Station may have remained as late as 1970 but it was most likely removed with the barracks in 1946-47. The magazines remain, although due to their wood construction they have collapsed leaving mounds of dirt and wood timber.<gallery mode="packed"> | ||
File:AMTB 933 Fox Point.jpg|2010 Aerial Image | File:AMTB 933 Fox Point.jpg|2010 Aerial Image | ||
File:Nashawena Island Site Map.jpg|Site Map | File:Nashawena Island Site Map.jpg|Site Map | ||
Latest revision as of 07:58, 23 March 2026
Loc. 57B Nashawena Island was a WWII AMTB battery site on Nashawena Island in Gonsold MA.
Battery AMTB 933
Constructed in 1943, this battery would have two 90mm guns on concrete bases and two 37mm guns on wooden platforms. Two magazines, a BC Station and Plotting room were all built near the emplacements. A one-story barracks and mess hall were also located on-site among other various support buildings. A dock was built by the army on the island in 1942 and it was destroyed in the September 14th, 1944 hurricane. At the wars end, the guns were removed along with the barracks and mess hall. The BC Station may have remained as late as 1970 but it was most likely removed with the barracks in 1946-47. The magazines remain, although due to their wood construction they have collapsed leaving mounds of dirt and wood timber.
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Site Map
SOURCES and REFERENCES
November 1989 Edition of the CDSG News