Some were constructed simply by remodeling existing structures and went online pretty quickly. The Harbor Defense facilities at Fort Worden were one of about 18 similar facilities constructed at major harbor entrances around the country. The HECPs were to be the central point for coordination and joint operation of Army and Navy elements of the harbor defense system whose mission was to: (a) "collect and disseminate information of activities in the defensive sea area" (b) to control "unescorted commercial shipping in the defensive coastal areas" and (c) to take prompt and decisive action "to operate the elements of the harbor defense," to deny enemy action within the defensive coastal area.Įach of the posts was "visualized" as being continuously manned by "an officer of both the Army and Navy and the necessary assisting personnel for clerical and communication duties, where the Army and Navy officers are the Senior Local Commanders of their respective services, or their direct representatives with authority to take the action necessary to accomplish the mission." For a great deal of additional information about the Harbor Defense systems of WWII, see the 1974 Report prepared by the National Parks Service and referenced at footnote 1įrom page 7 of the National Park Service report: On Ja memorandum was issued discussing the duties of the Harbor Defenses. Part of the upgrading included establishing Defense Command operations for major harbors in the Country. Harbor Defenses of World War II at Fort WordenĪs the war heated up in Europe in the late 1930s and early 1940s the US began upgrading and strengthening its military.
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