Gun Positions
Battery Const. #402,
Fort Schwatka, HD Dutch Harbor
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Each of the gun positions was connected to the magazines by a tunnel, or covered runway, of mixed concrete and wooden construction. Much of the wooden roofing has collapsed, but some segments remain in good shape.




#1 Gun Position



Looking northwest at the gun position.
July 2004
Looking east at the gun position.
July 2004
Looking south across the gun well.
July 2004
Detail of mounting ring remains.
July 2004
Detail of Signal Corps slab with telephone junction boxes.
July 2004
The north end of the covered runway.
July 2004
Collapsed covered runway, looking north.
July 2004
The north end of the covered runway.
July 2004
Intact portion of the covered runway.
July 2004
Looking south at the intact portion.
July 2004
Inside the covered runway, looking towards the gun position.
July 2004
Looking southwest in the covered runway.
July 2004




#2 Gun Position



The #2 position, looking southwest.
July 2004
Looking northwest.
July 2004
The gun position, facing south.
July 2004
Looking southeast along the old covered runway.
July 2004
The old covered runway, from near the magazine door.
July 2004
The #2 magazine door.
July 2004
Detail of carriage parts in the gun well.
July 2004
Detail of electrical recess near the gun position.
July 2004






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