Kiska Harbor Seaplane Base

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1942

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May 1943

Location
Located at Kiska Harbor on Kiska Island.

Wartime History
Used by the Japanese as a forward seaplane base. Several wrecks were sunk here in naval engagements, bombing raids and due to sever weather and storms. The Japanese also built submarine pens at the harbor.

Japanese Units Based at Kiska
Toko Kokutai (6 x H6K Mavis C.O. Captain Ito Sukemitsu) June 1942
Kamikawa Maru floatplanes June 15, 1942

Today
Abandoned since the war. The remains of the wartime dock is still present to this day.

 

 
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