Fort J.H. Smith

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 (4).

World War II (1941-1945)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Kodiak.

Fort J.H. Smith World War II Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
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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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2436014

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Location: Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Maps & Images Lat: 57.6242 Long: -152.1948 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 13'

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

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort J.H. Smith

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