Battery Commander's Station

Battery Commander's Station (HMEJP)

Location: Pennsville Township, NJ 08070 Salem County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 36.257', W 75° 33.237'

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After the two 5-inch guns were removed in 1917, an observation station was built over one of the original gun emplacements. This structure, the battery commander's station for Battery Arnold, was made of reinforced concrete at a cost of $850.00. It was partially concealed by the parapet wall. Power was supplied from the power plant and data transmission was done by telephone.

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Because technologies such as radar and aerial reconnaissance did not exist when Fort Mott was functional, observation stations, like this one and its counterpart at Battery Gregg, were the only means by which the movements of enemy vessels could be observed. The coordinates of a vessel would constantly be relayed from the observation stations to the plotting rooms. In the plotting rooms mathematical calculations were made so the large guns could be accurately aimed before firing. Because an enemy vessel may be within the firing range of all three forts but visible to only one at a given time, observation stations at the forts provided a system network.
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HM NumberHMEJP
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Placed ByState of New Jersey
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Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 8:09am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 452443 N 4383984
Decimal Degrees39.60428333, -75.55395000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 36.257', W 75° 33.237'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 36' 15.42" N, 75° 33' 14.22" W
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Area Code(s)609, 856
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 454 Fort Mott Rd, Pennsville Township NJ 08070, US
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