Breakers Point Naval Guns

Breakers Point Naval Guns
Nearest city Lauli'i, American Samoa
Coordinates 14°17′11″S 170°39′30″W / 14.28639°S 170.65833°W / -14.28639; -170.65833Coordinates: 14°17′11″S 170°39′30″W / 14.28639°S 170.65833°W / -14.28639; -170.65833
Area less than one acre
Built 1940 (1940)
Architectural style Mark 8 Model 2 naval rifles
NRHP Reference # 99001231[1]
Added to NRHP October 18, 1999

The Breakers Point Naval Guns are a historic World War II-era defensive fortification on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa. It consists of two six-inch Mark 8 Model 2 naval guns, mounted on circular concrete platforms about 200 feet above sea level at the end of Papatele Ridge, which flanks the east side of Pago Pago Harbor. The guns, manufactured in 1907, were emplaced in 1941 amid fears of a Japanese invasion of the island, and were left in situ (albeit disabled) after invasion fears subsided. They were brought to the site by an innovative railway system that used locally-crafted rails fashioned out of ifil wood when steel rails were not available.[2] The guns are located on private family-owned land, but may be hiked to with permission.

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Breakers Point Naval Guns" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-28.



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