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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1943-194?) - A [[World War II]] era Battery built in 1943-1945 as a reinforced concrete coastal artillery battery on [[Camp Hayden]], Clallam County, Washington. Guns were removed about 1946 but the concrete emplacements and battery support structure remains.
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|width="50%"|[[Image:CpHaydenBattery249 Gun 1.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Battery 249 Gun #1, 1945]]
|width="50%"|[[Image:CpHaydenBattery249 Gun 2.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Battery 249 Gun #2, 1945]]
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|width="50%"|[[Image:Camp Hayden CDSG Battery 249 Emp1 - 2.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Battery 249 Gun Emplacement #1, 2010]]
|width="50%"|[[Image:Camp Hayden CDSG Battery 249 Emp2 - 1.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Battery 249 Gun Emplacement #2, 2010]]
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== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) ==
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Originally built as a [[World War II]] concrete coastal gun battery with two 6" T2-M1 rapid fire guns mounted on M4 Shielded Barbette Carriages (SBC) placed on either side of an earth-covered reinforced concrete support structure. Construction began on 12 Apr 1943 and was completed on 2 Jan 1945. The Battery was turned over for service on 5 Jan 1945 at the cost of $350,000. Both guns and carriages were removed after [[World War II]].
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[[Image:CampHaydenBattery249 Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Battery 249 Plan]]
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== Current Status ==
Part of Salt Creek Recreation Area, Camp Hayden Clallam County Park, Clallam County, Washington. No guns or carriages in place. Currently, a bat habitat and the entrances are blocked by metal grates to prevent people from disturbing the bats. Special permission is required for entry.
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(B) 48.16192, -123.69385, Battery 249
(1943-194?)
(1) 48.16173, -123.69321, Gun Emplacement #1
(2) 48.16194, -123.69427, Gun Emplacement #2
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'''Location:''' Striped Peak, [[Camp Hayden]], Clallam County, Washington

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* Elevation: 280'

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'''GPS Locations:'''
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=48.16192|Lon=-123.69385}} Battery 249


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'''See Also:'''
* [[Harbor Defense of Puget Sound]]
* [[Harbor Defense of Juan de Fuca Strait]]

'''Sources:''' 
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'''Links: '''
* [http://thor.prohosting.com/~hopp1945/battery249pg.htm Battery 249]
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{{Visited|14 Apr 2010}}

==Picture Gallery==
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Image:CpHaydenBattery249 Gun 2a.jpg|[[Camp Hayden]], Battery 249 Gun #2
Image:Camp Hayden CDSG Battery 249 Emp1 - 1.jpg|Battery 249 Gun Emplacement #1 Entrance
Image:Camp Hayden CDSG Battery 249 Emp2 - 2.jpg|Battery 249 Gun Emplacement #2 Entrance
Image:Camp Hayden CDSG Battery 249 Emp2 - 7.jpg|Battery 249 Power Room Entrance
Image:Camp Hayden CDSG Battery 249 - 01.jpg|Road up to Battery 249 from the Park Entrance Parking Lot
</gallery>

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