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Harbor Defenses of Sitka, Alaska |
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LOCATION : Makhnati Island |
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The follow photos are from the Johnson Collection at the Isabel Miller Museum in Sitka, Alaska and are presented on this website with special permission. The reference number for each photograph is displayed beneath it. I have created the captions associated with each image and am responsible for any inaccuracies. Click on an image to enlarge. To Makhnati WWII Era Photos Page 1 |
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7327 - Emplacing a 6-inch gun. Note the five inch thick steel shield and length (25ft) of the barrel! |
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7328 - Assembling the barbette carriage in the gun mount |
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7329 - Target practice on 155mm GPF gun No. 4 in a 270 degree panama emplacement. |
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7330 - Loading the 155mm GPF gun No. 4, note 6-inch gun No. 2 of Battery 292 |
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7331 - Firing the 155mm GPF gun |
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7332 - Base ring and rollers for the M1 barbette carriage of a 6-inch gun Note the man in the pit. |
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7333 - Lowering the carriage to the base ring |
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7334 - Lowering the carriage to the base ring, note serial number (reads: SER 3) |
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7335 - Firing 155mm GPF gun No. 4 |
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7336 - Lowering the cradle onto the carriage |
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7337 - Firing 155mm GPF gun No. 4 |
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7338 - Same image as 7329 |
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7339 - Base ring and rollers for the M1 barbette carriage of a 6-inch gun |
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7340 - The Cradle for the M1 barbette carriage of a 6-inch gun. (diagram from TM 4 - 210) |
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7341 - Men pulling the 25 foot barrel into position |
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7342 - Men pulling the 25 foot barrel into position, note the tractor |
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7343 - The rear of a 6-inch gun barrel. Note the closed breechblock. |
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7344 - The M1 Barbette carriage of a 6-inch gun before the cradle, shield, and barrel are added. Note the unobstructed view of the elevating mechanism and hydraulic system on the side of the carriage. (diagram from TM 4 - 210) |
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7345 - Pulling the barrel of gun No. 1 into position. Note the barrel of gun No. 2 half still in it's shipping crate and the shield not yet in place. 155mm GPF gun No. 4 is visible just to the left and behind the shield for gun No. 2. |
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7596 - The power room of Battery 292 after completion of the battery in late 1944.
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