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Mishaum Point Military Reservation was a coastal defense site located in
/ref> The site was disarmed in 1947 and turned over to the Navy in 1951. The Navy turned the site over to the Air Force in 1958, who operated it as the Mishaum Point Electronics Research Annex until sold to a private party in 1964.
List of all US coastal forts and batteries
at the Coast Defense Study Group, Inc. website {{FmrMAForts Installations of the United States Army in Massachusetts Dartmouth, Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Mishaum Point Military Reservation was a coastal defense site located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Dartmouth (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ) is a coastal town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Old Dartmouth was the first area of Southeastern Massachusetts to be settled by Europeans in 1652, primarily English. Dartmouth ...
as part of the Harbor Defenses of New Bedford.
History
The Mishaum Point Military Reservation was built on land purchased in 1943. Its mission was to protect theCape Cod Canal
The Cape Cod Canal is an artificial waterway in Massachusetts connecting Cape Cod Bay in the north to Buzzards Bay in the south, and is part of the Intracoastal Waterway, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. The approximately canal traverses the nec ...
and New Bedford
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast (Massachusetts), South Coast region. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, New Bedford had a ...
from possible air and naval attack. It never fired its guns in anger, but it did play an important part in the defense of the canal. The site also contained the Harbor Entrance Control Post for New Bedford harbor and a fire control tower.
The reservation had a battery of two 6-inch M1 guns on long-range shielded carriages, with a large magazine and fire control
Fire control is the practice of reducing the heat output of a fire, reducing the area over which the fire exists, or suppressing or extinguishing the fire by depriving it of fuel, oxygen, or heat (see fire triangle).
Fire prevention and control ...
bunker between them. The battery was called Battery 210. Additionally, the site initially had a pair of 155 mm towed guns on "Panama mount
The Panama Mount is a form of gun mount for fixed coastal artillery developed by the U.S. Army in Panama during the 1920s. Widely used during the buildup to and during World War II by the United States military,
it was typically equipped with ...
s", circular concrete platforms for this type of gun. This battery was withdrawn in 1945 when Battery 210 was completed. An Anti-Motor Torpedo Boat (AMTB) battery of four 37 mm towed guns was also on site.Mishaum Point Mil Res at FortWiki.com/ref> The site was disarmed in 1947 and turned over to the Navy in 1951. The Navy turned the site over to the Air Force in 1958, who operated it as the Mishaum Point Electronics Research Annex until sold to a private party in 1964.
Present
Demolition of the Harbor Entrance Control Post was completed in about 1970 when the first mansion was built atop Battery 210. Most other non-tactical structures were removed in 1970. Battery 210 still has a mansion atop it and some foundations remain from former military structures.See also
*Seacoast defense in the United States
Seacoast defense was a major concern for the United States from its independence through World War II. Before airplanes, many of America's enemies could only reach it from the sea, making coastal forts an economical alternative to standing armie ...
* United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
The U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps (CAC) was an administrative corps responsible for coastal, harbor, and anti-aircraft defense of the United States and its possessions between 1901 and 1950. The CAC also operated heavy and railway artiller ...
* List of military installations in Massachusetts
This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Current military installations in Massachusetts Joint facilities
;Bases
* Joint Base Cape Cod (state designation, not federally recognized)
References
* *External links
List of all US coastal forts and batteries
at the Coast Defense Study Group, Inc. website {{FmrMAForts Installations of the United States Army in Massachusetts Dartmouth, Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Bristol County, Massachusetts