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Visit Point Loma Battery 155, Cabrillo National Monument, California
Battery 155 Point Loma was a World War II temporary 155mm mobile coastal gun battery on Fort Rosecrans, San Diego County, California. In 1941 construction started on four fixed concrete emplacements for the mobile guns. These emplacements were called Panama mounts because they were first used in defense of the Panama Canal. Battery construction started in March 1941, was completed 20 May 1941 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 28 Apr 1942 at a cost of $ 7,166.03. The battery was deactivated in 1943 when it was replaced by Battery AMTB - Cabrillo.
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