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Harbor Defenses of Sitka, Alaska |
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LOCATION : Whale Island |
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The first 5 photos from 18 June 2004. The last 3 are from summer 2000. |
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The M3 emplacement for gun No. 4 of the Anti Motor Torpedo Boat (AMTB) battery No. 2 |
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AMTB battery No. 2 Gun No. 4 on Whale Island. Here was a fixed 90mm M1A1 gun. |
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Collapsed Quonset huts along the road to the AMTB Battery |
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Here are more collapsed Quonset huts. |
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Part of the original road is still in good shape. |
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This photo shows the clearing for the mobile gun No. 1 of the AMTB battery. Note the nice view of Kayak Island behind the trees. |
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This is the clearing for gun No. 2. |
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I took this photo from inside the manhole for gun No. 3 before it was covered by a tent-building. |
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