This article by John D. Bennett, published in the Coast Defense Journal (February 2008, page 4), documents the installation and operation of 8-inch naval gun turret batteries on Oahu during and after World War II. When USS Lexington (CV-2) was converted to a fleet carrier in 1942, her four twin 8-inch gun turrets were removed and repurposed for Oahu shore defense. The article covers the battery sites, the guns themselves, their installation, and their service history through decommissioning in 1949.
We gratefully acknowledge the author, John D. Bennett, and The Coast Defense Study Group, for making this work available.
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For detailed technical information on the 8-inch gun mounts and turret hardware, see Chapter IX — Naval Gun Mounts. For photographs of the turret removal from Lexington, see 8-Inch Turret Removal from USS Lexington, 30 March 1942.