Fort Tidball

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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
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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.


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

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

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