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. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2436012 {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} 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 U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Seward, (SHDSR), 1944, CDSG CDSG Links: North American Forts - Fort McGilvray Alaska Parks - Caines Head Recreation Area Visited: No Fort McGilvray Picture Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!