Historical Evaluation of Two Shipwrecks at Eareckson Air Station, Shemya Island, Alaska

Part of the 611th Air Support Group Resources project

Author(s): Jason S. Rogers; Roberta Gordaoff; Burr Neely

Year: 2014

Summary

Northern Land Use Research Alaska, LLC (NLURA) was contracted by New South Associates, Inc. (NSA) to complete National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility evaluations for two vessels beached at Eareckson Air Station, Shemya Island, Alaska, on behalf of the United States Air Force, 611th Civil Engineer Squadron (USAF 611 CES). The need for evaluations was based on recommendations in the 2010 Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan (ICRMP) for Eareckson Air Station. The vessels evaluated were Barge No. 18, a tank barge which broke from its tow and stranded on October 22, 1958; and F/V Opty, a commercial fishing vessel that grounded during a storm on December 3, 1988.

Barge No. 18 is potentially eligible for nomination to the NRHP under Criterion A, as she is associated with event(s) that made a significant contribution to the broad pattern of history postwar growth of commercial aviation, specifically pioneering Great Circle routes across the North Pacific Ocean.

Cite this Record

Historical Evaluation of Two Shipwrecks at Eareckson Air Station, Shemya Island, Alaska. Jason S. Rogers, Roberta Gordaoff, Burr Neely. 2014 ( tDAR id: 459123) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459123

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Keywords

Site Name
Oliktok Point Long Range Radar Site LRRS

Site Type
Shipwreck • Water-Related

Investigation Types
Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

General
11th Air Force • 611th • 611th Air Support Group • 611th Civil Engineer Squadron • Barge 18 • Pacific Air Forces • United States Air Force

Geographic Keywords
Alaska (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -170.016; min lat: 66.245 ; max long: -136.294; max lat: 71.817 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): 611th Air Support Group CRM Manager

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