282 Coastal Defense Battery 1941

Name of Structure:
282 Coastal Defense Battery

Type of structure:
WWII Costal Defense Gun Bunker

Type of construction:
Concrete bomb proof construction disguised in the ground and surrounding hill

Construction Detail/ architectural Features:
Battery 281 is one of the “200 Series” U.S. costal defense facilities built through out North America during the Second World War. The “200 Series” costal defense bunkers were engineered by the U.S military and duplicated at varies sites. The 282 bunker is unique due to the commission of the muffler gallery, making the Argentia battery unique in the world. The structure was designed to operate 2, 6 inch artillery guns 25 feet long weighing 20,700 pounds, each that could fire a projectile 360 degrees and up to 15 miles.

Brief History of Structure Including Past, Present and Proposed Use.
The 282 artillery bunker was used to defend Fort McAndrew Argentia, the Naval Air Station Argentia and surrounding waters against enemy attack during WWII. The guns defended U.S. Navy Warships that escorted Convoys from the Bedford Basin and the United States during the Battle of the Atlantic. Current proposed use is stabilization and interpretive display of the structure and the 2 naval guns.