Fort McGilvray

Fort McGilvray (1942-1944) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1942 on Caines Head, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Named Fort McGilvray in G.O. 17, 2 Apr 1943, after Captain John McGilvray. Abandoned in 1944.

World War II (1941-1945)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Seward.

Fort McGilvray World War II Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery 293	2	6"	Shielded Barbette	1943-NC-1944-1944	$ ?	Tac 2 99% Complete
Battery AMTB - Lowell Point	2 2	90mm 90mm	T3-Fixed M1A1-Mobile	1943-1943-1943-1944	$ ?	RCW indicates 4-90mm guns
Battery 155 - Rocky Point (2)	4	155mm	Panama Mount	194?-194?-1943-1944	$ ?	Tac 1
Source: CDSG

Current Status

Part of Caines Head State Recreation Area, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska.

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2436012

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Location: Caines Head, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Maps & Images Lat: 59.9867 Long: -149.393 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 587'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 23
• CDSG

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort McGilvray
• Alaska Parks - Caines Head Recreation Area

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