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Harbor Defenses of Sitka, Alaska |
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LOCATION : Abalone Island (Fort Rousseau) |
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SCR-296 (targeting radar) for Battery 292.
The SCR-296 radar station on Abalone Island was
completed and manned through 1944. The footings for the 75 foot steel tower
were constructed at the highest point of the island. The antenna for
the radar was disguised as a water tower. A large steel building
housed the radar operators. At least one separate diesel power house existed
to power the radar. The radar would be used to target the guns for Battery
292 in times of low visibility.
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 One of the four footings for the SCR-296 Radar tower on Abalone Island - June 19th, 2004 |
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