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Fort Miles WWII Radar Sites (edit list)
ID Site State Type Start Stop GPS Src Notes
DE-S1 Fort Miles (1) DE SCR-582 1943 1946 38.77584,
-75.10069
8 Tower 12
DE-01 Bethany Beach (1) DE SCR-296-A 1943 1946 38.58853,
-75.06131
8 Tower 2
Foundation remains
DE-02 Rehoboth Bay DE SCR-296-A 1943 1946 38.6781657,
-75.07122
8 Tower 3
Foundation remains
DE-03 Gordon's Pond DE SCR-296-A 1943 1946 38.74942,
-75.08142
8 Tower 6
No visible remains
DE-04 Fort Miles (2) DE SCR-296-A 1943 1946 38.78611,
-75.09124
8
Foundation remains
DE-05 Cape May NJ SCR-296-A 1943 1946 38.93303,
-74.90821
8 Tower 24 built into hotel
No remains

WWII Radar Types

SCR-268 Searchlight
SCR-270 Search
SCR-271 Search
SCR-296-A Battery Fire Control

SCR-516 GCI
SCR-527 Search
SCR-582 Harbor Search
SCR-584 Search/Tracking
SCR-588 Search/GCI
SCR-682 Harbor Search


Notes:
1. Coordinates are of varying degrees of accuracy from exact (physical remains) to approximate (no traces seen)
2. Start dates are USACE transfer dates if available or location drawing dates if not.
3. Stop dates for SCR-296-A default to AG obsolete order 17 Jan 1946 if no other date available.

Sources
1. Supp HD Project, HD of Portland + HD RCWs.
2. Supp HD Project, HD of Portsmouth + HD RCWs.
3. Supp HD Project, HD of Boston + HD RCWs.
4. Supp HD Project, HD of New Bedford + HD RCWs.
5. Supp HD Project, HD of Narragansett Bay + HD RCWs.
6. Supp HD Project, HD of Long Island Sound + HD RCWs.
7. Supp HD Project, HD of New York + HD RCWs.
8. Supp HD Project, HD of Delaware + HD RCWs.
9. Supp HD Project, HD of Baltimore + HD RCWs.
10. Supp HD Project, HD of Potomac + HD RCWs.
11. US Army Owned, Sponsored and Leased Facilities Report, AMD-1, Office of the Chief of Engineers, 31 Dec 1945, CDSG Pdf.

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