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Harbor Defenses of Sitka, Alaska |
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LOCATION : Clam Island |
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Harbor Defenses of Sitka, Alaska |
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LOCATION : Clam Island |
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The floor of the collapsed timber B1S1 tower for battery 292 on Clam Island. Note the DPF targeting-instrument mount and the pedestal for the azimuth scope |
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The concrete floor and hatch of the B1S1 station on top of the timber tower. |
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The pedestal for the azimuth scope |
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A support for the B1S1 tower |
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Two supports on top of the small hill that the B1S1 station was built on. |
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A support for the B1S1 tower |
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The double Distant Electric Control (DDEC) station for searchlights No. 11 and No. 12 on Clam Island |
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Another view of the DDEC on Clam Island, this time from the supports for the B1S1 tower |
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An electrical outlet inside the DDEC station |
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Interesting view of the DDEC station on Clam Island |
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Looking out the lower level of the DDEC station on Clam Island |
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The splinter-proof shelter for searchlight No. 12 as seen from the upper level of DDEC station on Clam Island. |
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The shelter for SL No. 12 and the DDEC in the background on Clam Island |
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The shelter for SL No. 12 and the DDEC in the background on Clam Island |
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The remains of the wooden porch for the SL No. 12 on Clam Island |
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The foundation for the power house on Clam Island. Note one generator for each searchlight |
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