PORT TOWNSEND — The U.S. Navy was called in to investigate after a beachcomber found an unexploded World War II artillery shell near a Washington park.
Port Townsend police officials say the shell was found about 1.5 miles west of North Beach County Park and Fort Warden State Park.
Navy officials concluded the shell was an unfired 70 pound artillery shell likely from World War II. It did not have a fuse so it was not likely to explode. They also checked to make sure it wasn’t a chemical weapon.
Navy officials believe the shell probably came from the bunker located above the beach at the end of Elmira Street, also known as Land’s End Park. The bunker was part of the Fort Worden military base complex.
