271:
239:
251:
227:
122:
25:
168:
175:
The Panama mount was constructed as needed to provide 180, 270, and 360 degrees of traverse, with its gun mounted on a central 10 ft (3.0 m) diameter concrete pier surrounded by a full or partial approximately 36 ft (11 m) concrete-embedded steel rail. Concrete beams connected
250:
238:
379:
306:
270:
404:
179:
Originally the guns were traversed by pivoting their trailing arms around the steel ring with prybars. Later installations added a geared steel ring inside the rail.
187:
301:
197:
that had been disarmed in the 1920s; augment existing and new harbor defenses in the US and overseas; and for new defenses in Alaska,
352:
108:
46:
190:' tractor-drawn mobile units 1920-1945 (designated 155 mm gun M1917 (French-made) or M1918 (US-made) in U.S. service).
89:
226:
42:
61:
68:
399:
159:
The term Panama mount is often incorrectly used to describe other gun mounts with similar layouts and/or purpose.
35:
261:
75:
384:
194:
57:
296:
208:
Many surviving examples of these mounts can be found throughout former US coast defense sites including
125:
183:
348:
171:
The Panama mount featured a central concrete pier surrounded by a concrete-embedded steel ring
137:
152:
by the United States military, it was typically equipped with a 155 mm (6.1 in)
82:
121:
393:
277:
198:
149:
244:
Panama mount in
Western Australia showing center concrete pier and concrete beams
202:
24:
257:
209:
153:
141:
374:
167:
361:
290:
213:
217:
145:
166:
148:
during the 1920s. Widely used during the buildup to and during
18:
307:
List of U.S. Army weapons by supply catalog designation
193:
In World War II, Panama mounts were used to rearm six
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
264:, Delaware, with park's beach house in background
364:at the Coast Defense Study Group, Inc. website
345:American Seacoast Defenses, A Reference Guide
8:
362:List of all US coastal forts and batteries
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
405:United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
188:United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
120:
318:
222:
182:The principle weapon employed was the
176:the two for alignment and stability.
302:Seacoast defense in the United States
7:
47:adding citations to reliable sources
256:Panama mount at Battery 22, Former
14:
136:is a form of gun mount for fixed
269:
249:
237:
225:
23:
347:(Second ed.). CDSG Press.
34:needs additional citations for
232:Typical plan for Panama mount
1:
343:Berhow, Mark A., ed. (2004).
276:Restored Panama mount of the
421:
186:, the primary gun of the
262:Cape Henlopen State Park
195:Harbor Defense Commands
172:
129:
375:Sitka's 155mm Battery
297:Disappearing carriage
170:
126:155 mm gun M1918
124:
380:USACE Cape Cod Canal
43:improve this article
334:Berhow, pp. 200-223
325:Berhow, pp. 200-223
385:Americans in Aruba
184:Canon de 155mm GPF
173:
130:
400:Coastal artillery
205:, and Australia.
140:developed by the
138:coastal artillery
128:with Panama Mount
119:
118:
111:
93:
16:Type of gun mount
412:
358:
335:
332:
326:
323:
273:
253:
241:
229:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
420:
419:
415:
414:
413:
411:
410:
409:
390:
389:
371:
355:
342:
339:
338:
333:
329:
324:
320:
315:
287:
280:
274:
265:
254:
245:
242:
233:
230:
165:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
418:
416:
408:
407:
402:
392:
391:
388:
387:
382:
377:
370:
369:External links
367:
366:
365:
359:
353:
337:
336:
327:
317:
316:
314:
311:
310:
309:
304:
299:
294:
286:
283:
282:
281:
275:
268:
266:
255:
248:
246:
243:
236:
234:
231:
224:
220:, and Panama.
164:
161:
117:
116:
58:"Panama mount"
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
417:
406:
403:
401:
398:
397:
395:
386:
383:
381:
378:
376:
373:
372:
368:
363:
360:
356:
354:0-9748167-0-1
350:
346:
341:
340:
331:
328:
322:
319:
312:
308:
305:
303:
300:
298:
295:
292:
289:
288:
284:
279:
278:Peron Battery
272:
267:
263:
259:
252:
247:
240:
235:
228:
223:
221:
219:
215:
211:
206:
204:
200:
196:
191:
189:
185:
180:
177:
169:
162:
160:
157:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
127:
123:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
344:
330:
321:
207:
199:Newfoundland
192:
181:
178:
174:
158:
150:World War II
134:Panama Mount
133:
131:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
203:Puerto Rico
163:Description
394:Categories
313:References
258:Fort Miles
210:California
154:rifled gun
69:newspapers
142:U.S. Army
99:July 2020
291:Barbette
285:See also
214:Florida
83:scholar
351:
260:, now
218:Alaska
146:Panama
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
293:mount
90:JSTOR
76:books
349:ISBN
132:The
62:news
144:in
45:by
396::
216:,
212:,
201:,
156:.
357:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
