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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1941-1946) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1941 on Makhnati Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. Named Fort Rousseau in G.O. 17, 2 Apr 1943, after Bvt. Major General [[Lovell H. Rousseau|Lovell Harrison Rousseau]], who received the transfer of Alaska to the United States in 1867. Abandoned in 1946.
{{BatteryListC|Name=Battery 292|Number=2|Caliber=6"|Carriage=Shielded Barbette|Cost=$ ?|Dates=1943-1944-1944-1950|Notes=}}
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|width="50%"|[[Image:.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Fort Rousseau]]
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== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) ==
{{HDSitka}}  
 
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[[Image:Fort Rousseau Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Fort Rousseau Plan]]
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== Current Status ==
Some remains on Makhnati Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska.
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{{GNIS|
Name=Fort Rousseau|
ID=2436011|
Type=Historical|
Class=Military|
County=Sitka Borough|
State=Alaska|
Country= US|
Lat=57.0395|
Long=-135.3896|
Ele=13|
Map=Sitka A-5|
Date=30 Jul 2008|
Code=02220
}}
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(F) 57.0395, -135.3896, Fort Rousseau
(1941-1946)
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'''Location:''' Makhnati Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska.
 
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|57.0395|-135.3896}}
* Elevation: 13'
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'''Sources:'''
* {{Roberts}}, page 26
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* {{CDSGMainLink}}
 
'''Links:'''
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ak2.html#sitka North American Forts - Fort Rousseau]
* [http://www.sitkaww2.com/harbordefenses/Locations/makhnatiis/makhnatiis.html Sitka WWII - Harbor Defenses of Sitka, Alaska]
 
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=={{PAGENAME}} Picture Gallery==
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<gallery>
</gallery>
 
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[[Category:Alaska All]]
[[Category:Alaska Forts]]
[[Category:Alaska Sitka Borough]]
[[Category:Coastal Forts]]
[[Category:Harbor Defense of Sitka]]
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Preserved]]
[[Category:World War II Forts]]
[[Category:Starter Page]]

Latest revision as of 18:51, 25 December 2013

Fort Rousseau World War II Battery (edit list)
Battery
Click on Battery links below
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