Fort Rousseau

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Fort Rousseau (1941-1946) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1941 as a part of Fort Ray on Makhnati Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. Named Fort Rousseau in G.O. 17, 2 Apr 1943, after Bvt. Major General Lovell Harrison Rousseau, who received the transfer of Alaska to the United States in 1867. Abandoned in 1946.

World War II (1941-1945)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Sitka.


Fort Rousseau World War II Battery (edit list)
Battery
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No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes
Battery 292 2 6" Shielded Barbette 1943-1944-1944-1950 $ ?
Battery 155 - Makhnati Island 4 155mm Panama Mount 1942-194?-194?-194? $ ? Reduce to two positions
by Battery 292 construction
Battery AMTB - Watson Point 2
2
90mm
90mm
M3-Fixed
M1A1-Mobile
1943-1943-1943-1944 $ ?
Battery AMTB - Whale Island 2
2
90mm
90mm
M3-Fixed
M1A1-Mobile
1943-1943-1943-1944 $ ?
Source: CDSG
Fort Rousseau Land Map, Sitka Sound Assigned Plots in Yellow


Current Status

Remains of Battery 292 structure and two Panama mounts on Makhnati Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska.


Location: Makhnati Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska.

Maps & Images

Lat: 57.0395 Long: -135.3896


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