Fort Peirce

Fort Peirce (1941-1944) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1941 on Biorka Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. Named Fort Peirce in G.O. 17, 2 Apr 1943, after Captain Charles H. Peirce. Abandoned in 1944. World War II (1941-1945) Part of the Harbor Defense of Sitka. Fort Peirce World War II Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes Battery 291 2 6" Shielded Barbette 1942-NC-1944-1944 $ 325,110 98% Complete Source: CDSG Current Status Part of Biorka Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2436010 {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Biorka Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. Maps & Images Lat: 56.8518 Long: -135.5585 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 125' 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 25 U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Sitka, (SHDSP), 1944, CDSG CDSG Links: North American Forts - Fort Peirce Visited: No Fort Peirce Picture Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!