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Harbor Defenses of Sitka, Alaska |
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LOCATION : Ataku Island |
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These photos are from summer 1999 and June 2000. Enlarged views are not available for all photos. |
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One of the Quonset huts on Ataku Island (2000) |
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A collapsed wooden building (2000) |
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The station has a nice view of Terbilon Island and Biorka Island directly to the west. (2000) |
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This is the front of the B2S2 station. Note the concrete stilts that raise the battery about 8 feet above the top of the hill. (1999) |
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The rest of the photos cannot be enlarged and are all from summer 1999. |
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This is the rear of the B2S2 station that served Battery 291 on Biorka Island. |
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This view shows the B2S2 station from the collapsed wooden shelter for Searchlight 19. |
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Another view of the B2S2 station. |
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B2S2 station |
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The interior of the B2S2 station. Note the mount for the DPF targeting instrument. |
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This is another view of the interior of the B2S2 station. |
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One of the collapsed wooden buildings near the B2S2 station. |
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Another collapsed building. The B2S2 station is visible in the background. "USA" is stenciled on the wall by my hand. |
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This is a close-up view of the DPF mount in the B2S2 station. |
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Here are the remains of the temporary wooden shelter for Searchlight 19. |
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