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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1941-1945) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1941 on Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Named Fort J.H. Smith after Bvt Captain [[John H. Smith|John Hewitt Smith]]. Abandoned in 1945. Also known as [[Fort Smith (4)]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1941-1945) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1941 on Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Named Fort J.H. Smith after Bvt Captain [[John H. Smith|John Hewitt Smith]]. Abandoned in 1945. Also known as [[Fort Smith (4)|Fort Smith]]. | ||
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Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. | Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. | ||
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Revision as of 19:41, 22 January 2017
Fort J.H. Smith (1941-1945) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1941 on Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Named Fort J.H. Smith after Bvt Captain John Hewitt Smith. Abandoned in 1945. Also known as Fort Smith.
World War II (1941-1945)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Kodiak.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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| Battery 403 | 2 | 8" | Barbette LR Navy | 1942-1943-1943-1950 | $ ? | Tac 1 |
| Battery 295 | 2 | 6" | Shielded Barbette | Not Built | $ ? | |
| Battery 155 - Chiniak | 4 | 155mm | Panama Mount | 1942-1944 | $ ? | Tac 2 |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
Current Status
Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska.
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Location: Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Maps & Images Lat: 57.6242 Long: -152.1948 |
See Also:
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 28
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Kodiak, (SRHDK-44), 1944, CDSG
- CDSG
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2436014
Links:
Visited: No
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