Sandwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Panama Mount
Photographed by Bryan Simmons, July 2012
1. Panama Mount Marker
Inscription.
Panama Mount. . The 241st Coastal Artillery Battery C used this Panama Gun Mount as a firing base. At the onset of World War II, the United States Army positioned 155 MM Field Artillery pieces at critical coastal locations. The defense of the easterly entrance to the Cape Code Canal was critical to the war effort. Allied shipping used the canal as safe passage way and assemblage area for convoys going overseas.
The Panama Mount, developed by the U.S. Army for the defense of the Panama Canal, gave the 155 MM greater accuracy and enabled the gun crew to rotate the weapon 360 degrees. The field artillery piece weighed 12 tons and fired 120 pound projectiles at a rate of four per minute. With a range of approximately 20 miles, the easterly entrance to the Cape Cod Canal was well protected.
The 241st Coastal Artillery Battery C used this Panama Gun Mount as a firing base. At the onset of World War II, the United States Army positioned 155 MM Field Artillery pieces at critical coastal locations. The defense of the easterly entrance to the Cape Code Canal was critical to the war effort. Allied shipping used the canal as safe passage way and assemblage area for convoys going overseas.
The Panama Mount, developed by the U.S. Army for the defense of the Panama Canal, gave the 155 MM greater accuracy and enabled the gun crew to rotate the weapon 360 degrees. The field artillery piece weighed 12 tons and fired 120 pound projectiles at a rate of four per minute. With a range of approximately 20 miles, the easterly entrance to the Cape Cod Canal was well protected.
Location. 41° 46.839′ N, 70° 30.999′ W. Marker is in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. It can be reached from Scusset Beach Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sagamore Beach MA 02562, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Massachusetts’ Cape Cod. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,194 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
