Gulf Coast WWII Radar Sites

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Gulf Coast WWII Radar Sites (edit list)
ID Site State Type Start Stop GPS Src Notes
KW-S1 Fort Taylor (1) FL SRC-682 194? 1946 24.54811,
-81.80452
1
KW-01 Fort Taylor (2) FL SCR-296-A 194? 1946 24.54837,
-81.80960
1
KW-02 Salt Ponds FL SCR-296-A 194? 1946 24.556,
-81.77467
1
PC-S1 Fort Pickens (1) FL SCR-582 1943 1946 30.32355,
-87.27971
2
PC-01 Fort Pickens (2) FL SCR-296-A 1943 1946 30.32052,
-87.2646
2
PC-02 Fort Pickens (3) FL SCR-296-A 1943 1946 30.32440,
-87.28239
2
PC-03 Fort McRee FL SCR-296-A 1944 1946 30.3264,
-87.31639
2
GA-S1 Fort San Jacinto (1) TX SCR-582 1944 1946 29.32977,
-94.75863
3
GA-01 Fort Crockett TX SCR-296-A 1943 1946 29.27353,
-94.82333
3
GA-02 Fort San Jacinto (2) TX SCR-296-A 1944 1946 29.3219,
-94.76456
3
GA-06 Fort Travis TX SCR-296-A 1943 1946 29.36744,
-94.75598
3

WWII Radar Types

SCR-268 Searchlight
SCR-270 Search
SCR-271 Search
SCR-296-A Battery Fire Control

SCR-516 GCI
SCR-527 Search
SCR-582 Harbor Search
SCR-584 Search/Tracking
SCR-588 Search/GCI
SCR-682 Harbor Search


  • Approximate Coordinates
Sources

1. Supp HD Project, HD of Key West.
2. Supp HD Project, HD of Pensacola.
3. Supp HD Project, HD of Galveston.
11. US Army Owned, Sponsored and Leased Facilities Report, AMD-1, Office of the Chief of Engineers, 31 Dec 1945, CDSG Pdf.

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