USS
LANSING DER 388
DUTCH
HARBOR, UNALASKA, ALASKA
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
September 7 & 8, 1963
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Lansing approaching the Navy pier at
Dutch Harbor. The Navy pier is
on Amaknak
Island. There were two families living on all of Amaknak
Island.
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Lansing moored to the Standard Oil fuel
barge and the Navy pier in Dutch
Harbor.
Tug is Christine Foss, other vessels
present; Alaska Trader and
Lynda
Mount Ballyhoo in the
background.
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Lansing at fuel pier, Dutch
Harbor
Between 0800 and 1700, 60,000 gallons of
diesel fuel received
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Standard Oil fuel barge and Navy
pier
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Abandoned WWII 20 MM gun shields in
foreground
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At the foot of the pier is the Dutch Harbor
Naval Operating Base.
Decommissioned in
1947
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Abandoned Dutch Harbor Naval Operating
Base.
60,000 troups were stationed here during
WWII.
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The old base
theater.
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Mount Ballyhoo - The small gray rectangles on
the side of the mountain are WWII gun
emplacements
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Abandoned Navy
Base
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Dutch Harbor airport. Runway carved out at
the foot of Mt Ballyhoo.
Reeve Aleutian
Airlines flies in twice a week weather
permitting,
they landed
a DC-3 during our stay. Lansing placed outgoing US
Mail
on the
aircraft.
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Airport runway visible at base of Mt
Ballyhoo.
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Dutch Harbor
airport.
Control tower, hangars
and sea plane
ramp.
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Ferry landing in
disrepair.
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Ex-USN YMS
being used for spoilage
alongside
seafood processing plant
pier.
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Approaching
the town of Unalaska. Unalaska is
about
a mile and a half by boat from the
Dutch Harbor fuel
pier.
Russian Orthodox church at center of
photo.
Unalaska had two general stores,
Carl's and
Pop's.
Motion pictures were shown
frequently in a quonset
hut.
Alcoholic beverages were not for
sale, the area being
dry.
Approximately 100 buldings in
town.
Population 180
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Main street of
Unalaska.
Now known as W. Broadway
Avenue
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Departing Dutch Harbor, headed
for
Adak.
Current map
courtesy Google
maps
Unalaska today.
Photo credit: Peter Metcalfe / Alaska Marine Highway System