Battery Seaman

Specs

• Year Construction Began: 1942
• Year Construction Finished: 1943 
• Year Abandoned: 1948
• Original Function: World War II concrete coastal gun battery emplacement with a 16″ MarkII-M1 gun mounted on an M5 Casemated Barbette Carriage

Location

• Park: Odiorne Point State Park
• Address: NH-1A (Ocean Boulevard) 
• Town: Rye
• State: New Hampshire
• GPS: Lat 43.0503056 Lng -70.7210278
• Parking notes: There are two main parking areas at Odiorne Point State Park. The western parking area is located at the Odiorne Point Boat Launch and it is closest to Battery Seaman Emplacement #1. There is also the primary Odiorne Point State Park parking lot located about a half-mile to the east of Battery Seaman. There is a small fee charged to park at the park in the summer.
  
• Parking directions: HERE
• Location directions: HERE