Blunts Point Naval Gun | |
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| Nearest city | Pago Pago, American Samoa |
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| Coordinates | 14°17′08″S 170°40′37″W / 14.285417°S 170.676947°W |
| Built | 1942 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002128 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1973[1] |
| Designated NHL | May 28, 1987[2] |
The Blunts Point Battery, also known as Blunts Point Naval Gun or Matautu Ridge Gun Site, is a gun battery on Matautu Ridge near Pago Pago, American Samoa. It was part of the fortification of the Samoan Islands which took place after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and is a rare example of a World War II Pacific coastal gun which remains in relatively pristine condition. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.[2][3]
On August 28, 1941, the two guns shot sixteen rounds at a target floating in Pago Pago Harbor. The guns’ discharge could be heard for miles away. Approximately one week after the guns were tested, ten rounds were shot from each of the two recently placed guns at Breakers Point.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "Blunts Point Battery". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ Erwin N. Thompson (1986-06-26). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: American Samoa's Defenses: Blunts Point Battery / Blunts Point Battery" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying five photos, from 1986 (32 KB)
- ^ Shaffer, Robert J. (2000). American Samoa: 100 Years Under the United States Flag. Island Heritage. Page 169. ISBN 9780896103399.