Fort Babcock (2)

Fort Babcock (2) (1942-1944) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1942 on Kruzof Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. Named Fort Babcock after Colonel Walter C. Babcock (Cullum 3536), who had been in charge of constructing the Trans-Alaskan Military Road in 1899‑1901 and had recently died (1937). Abandoned in 1944. World War II (1941-1945) Part of the Harbor Defense of Sitka. Fort Babcock (2) World War II Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes Battery 290 2 6" Shielded Barbette 1942-NA-1944-1944 $ 378,462 88% Complete Battery Allen? 2 6" Navy Pedestal 1942-1944 $ ? Emergency Battery Source: CDSG Current Status Part of Tongass National Forest, Kruzof Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2436009 {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Kruzof Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. Maps & Images Lat: 57.0142 Long: -135.6366 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 43' 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 20 U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Sitka, (SHDSP), 1944, CDSG CDSG Links: North American Forts - Fort Babcock Wikipedia - Fort Babcock Visited: No Fort Babcock (2) Picture Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!