Fort Tidball

Fort Tidball (1941-1946) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1941 on Long Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Named Fort Tidball after Bvt. Major General John C. Tidball. Abandoned in 1946.

World War II (1941-1945)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Kodiak.

Fort Tidball World War II Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery 296	2	6"	Shielded Barbette	1942-1943-1943-1944	$ ?	Tac 5
Battery 155 - Deer Point	4	155mm	Panama Mounts	1941-1943-1943-1944	$ ?	Tac 4
Source: CDSG

Current Status

Remains on Long Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska.

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 863307

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Location: Long Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Maps & Images Lat: 57.7797 Long: -152.2398 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 89'

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 29
• U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Kodiak, (SRHDK-44), 1944, CDSG
• CDSG

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Tidball

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