Battery 155 - Fort Brumback

Battery 155 - Fort Brumback (1942-1944) - Battery 155 - Fort Brumback was a temporary, World War II, 155mm coastal gun battery on Panama mounts. Located on Fort Brumback, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. This battery was first emplaced in field mounts perhaps as early as 1941. Panama mount construction started 15 Sep 1943, was completed in December 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 14 Jan 1944. Deactivated in 1944. World War II 155mm M1918 Gun at Fort Morgan Panama Mount at Fort Pickens File:Fort Brumback Battery 155 - Fort Brumback Plan.jpg Battery 155 - Fort Brumback Plan Current Status No period guns or carriages in place. The Panama mounts can still be seen in current satellite images. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Fort Brumback, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. Maps & Images Lat: 53.89890 Long: -166.45106 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' GPS Locations: 53.89890, -166.45106 Battery Site 53.89937, -166.45048 Emplacement #1 53.89904, -166.45095 Emplacement #2 53.89871, -166.45123 Emplacement #3 53.89819, -166.45162 Emplacement #4 53.89746, -166.44790 BC Station 53.90019, -166.43971 Plotting Room Cantonment Area See Also: Harbor Defense of Dutch Harbor Fort Mears Fort Brumback Fort Learnard Fort Schwatka Sources: U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Dutch Harbor, (SRHDDH), 1944, CDSG Denfield, Colt, Dutch Harbor Coastal Defenses, Coast Defense Study Group Journal, Volume 7, Number 1, February, 1993, page 30-36. Willford, Glen M., Visitation to Alaskan WWII Coast Defense Sites, August 1997, The CDSG Newsletter, The Coast Defense Study Group, Inc., November 1997, page 2-3. Links: CDSG Visited: No