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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1941-1946) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1941 on Makhnati Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. Named Fort Rousseau in G.O. 17, 2 Apr 1943, after Bvt. Major General [[Lovell H. Rousseau|Lovell Harrison Rousseau]], who received the transfer of Alaska to the United States in 1867. Abandoned in 1946.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1941-1946) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1941 as a part of [[Fort Ray]] on Makhnati Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. Named Fort Rousseau in G.O. 17, 2 Apr 1943, after Bvt. Major General [[Lovell H. Rousseau|Lovell Harrison Rousseau]], who received the transfer of Alaska to the United States in 1867. Abandoned in 1946.
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== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
Some remains on Makhnati Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska.
Remains of Battery 292 structure and two Panama mounts on Makhnati Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska.
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{{GNIS|
Name=Fort Rousseau|
ID=2436011|
Type=Historical|
Class=Military|
County=Sitka Borough|
State=Alaska|
Country= US|
Lat=57.0395|
Long=-135.3896|
Ele=13|
Map=Sitka A-5|
Date=30 Jul 2008|
Code=02220
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(F) 57.0395, -135.3896, Fort Rousseau
(F) 57.0395, -135.3896, Fort Rousseau
(1941-1946)
(H) 57.0400236, -135.3897893, HECP/HDCP
(B) 57.0400732, -135.3902614, Battery 155 - Fort Rousseau
(B) 57.0390575, -135.3891188, Battery 292
(B) 57.065007, -135.362047, Battery AMTB - Watson Point
(B) 57.022803, -135.34483, Battery AMTB - Whale Island
 
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* Elevation: 13'
* Elevation: 13'
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'''GPS Locations:'''
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=57.03950|Lon=-135.38960}} Fort Rousseau
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=57.04002|Lon=-135.38979}} HECP/HDCP
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=57.04007|Lon=-135.39026}} Battery 155 - Fort Rousseau
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=57.03906|Lon=-135.38912}} Battery 292
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=57.06501|Lon=-135.36205}} Battery AMTB - Watson Point
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=57.02280|Lon=-135.34483}} Battery AMTB - Whale Island
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'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
* {{Roberts}}, page .....
* {{Roberts}}, page 26
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* {{CDSGMainLink}}
* {{CDSGMainLink}}
* {{GNIS|ID=2436011}}


'''Links:'''  
'''Links:'''  
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=={{PAGENAME}} Picture Gallery==
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[[Category:Missing Battery]]

Latest revision as of 10:19, 10 January 2019

Fort Rousseau (1941-1946) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1941 as a part of Fort Ray on Makhnati Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. Named Fort Rousseau in G.O. 17, 2 Apr 1943, after Bvt. Major General Lovell Harrison Rousseau, who received the transfer of Alaska to the United States in 1867. Abandoned in 1946.

World War II (1941-1945)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Sitka.


Fort Rousseau World War II Battery (edit list)
Battery
Click on Battery links below 		No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes
Battery 292 2 6" Shielded Barbette 1943-1944-1944-1950 $ ?
Battery 155 - Makhnati Island 4 155mm Panama Mount 1942-194?-194?-194? $ ? Reduce to two positions
by Battery 292 construction
Battery AMTB - Watson Point 2
2 		90mm
90mm 		M3-Fixed
M1A1-Mobile 		1943-1943-1943-1944 $ ?
Battery AMTB - Whale Island 2
2 		90mm
90mm 		M3-Fixed
M1A1-Mobile 		1943-1943-1943-1944 $ ?
Source: CDSG
Fort Rousseau Land Map, Sitka Sound Assigned Plots in Yellow


Current Status

Remains of Battery 292 structure and two Panama mounts on Makhnati Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska.

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Location: Makhnati Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska.

Maps & Images

Lat: 57.0395 Long: -135.3896


GPS Locations:

Sources:


Links:

Visited: No



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