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=== Site 3A The Radar Tower === | === Site 3A The Radar Tower === | ||
[[File:Dyer Point Radar.jpg|left|thumb|149x149px|Radar Tower Footers]] | [[File:Dyer Point Radar.jpg|left|thumb|149x149px|Radar Tower Footers]] | ||
In 1942 a steel radar tower with a faux wooden tank was built at Dyer Point next to the Lobster Shack. The tower was probably removed shortly after the war, but the concrete footers still remain at the Lobster Shack. | In 1942 a steel radar tower with a faux wooden tank was built at Dyer Point next to the Lobster Shack. The tower was probably removed shortly after the war, but the concrete footers still remain at the Lobster Shack. | ||
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== Battery 201 == | == Battery 201 == | ||
Construction began on Battery 201 in 1942 and it was completed in 1944 unarmed. This battery had two 6-inch shieled guns on barbette carriages. This battery was designated Battery #1 on defense charts and was proposed to be named Battery Fesseden. Fire Control Stations for this battery were located at [[Fletchers Neck MR]], [[Prouts Neck MR]], [[Cape Elizabeth MR]], [[Fort Levett]] and [[Jewell Island MR]]. The battery would have had a range of 15 miles and 5 rounds of shells weighing 105lbs could be shot per minute. In 1946 the battery was abandoned by the coast artillery.<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="75"> | |||
File:Cape Elizabeth MR 12.jpg|Central Entrance | |||
Construction began on Battery 201 in 1942 and it was completed in 1944 unarmed. This battery had two 6-inch shieled guns on barbette carriages. This battery was designated Battery #1 on defense charts and was proposed to be named Battery Fesseden. Fire Control Stations for this battery were located at [[Fletchers Neck MR]], [[Prouts Neck MR]], [[Cape Elizabeth MR]], [[Fort Levett]] and [[Jewell Island MR]]. The battery would have had a range of 15 miles and 5 rounds of shells weighing 105lbs could be shot per minute. In 1946 the battery was abandoned by the coast artillery. | File:Cape Elizabeth MR 13.jpg|Exhaust Vents | ||
File:Cape Elizabeth MR 09.jpg|Emplacement #1 Entrance | |||
File:Cape Elizabeth MR 10.jpg|Emplacement #1 | |||
File:Cape Elizabeth MR 05.jpg|Emplacement #2 Entrance | |||
File:Cape Elizabeth MR 06.jpg|Emplacement #2 | |||
File:Cape Elizabeth MR 11.jpg|Vent Shaft | |||
File:Cape Elizabeth MR (2) 09.jpg|Reproduction Doors | |||
File:Cape Elizabeth MR (2) 04.jpg|Shell Room | |||
File:Cape Elizabeth MR (2) 01.jpg|Compressor Room | |||
File:Cape Elizabeth MR (2) 27.jpg|Generator Room | |||
File:Cape Elizabeth MR (2) 05.jpg|Plotting Room | |||
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== Battery 101 == | == Battery 101 == | ||