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== Battery 201 == | == Battery 201 == | ||
[[File:Cape Elizabeth MR (2) 09.jpg|thumb|208x208px|Emplacement #1 Doors]] | [[File:Cape Elizabeth MR (2) 09.jpg|thumb|208x208px|Emplacement #1 Doors]] | ||
[[File:Cape Elizabeth MR 10.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Cape Elizabeth MR 10.jpg|thumb|271x271px|Emplacement #1]] | ||
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. | 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 06.jpg|left|thumb| | [[File:Cape Elizabeth MR 06.jpg|left|thumb|273x273px|Emplacement #2]] | ||
[[File:Cape Elizabeth MR (2) 27.jpg|thumb|229x229px|Power Room|center]] | [[File:Cape Elizabeth MR (2) 27.jpg|thumb|229x229px|Power Room|center]] | ||