Battery Adair

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One of two coast defense batteries built on Ford Island.

Pre-WWII plans called for Ford Island to be a defensive strongpoint in the event Oahu was ever invaded from the North Shore.

The concrete walls of the battery were re-purposed into the foundation of a flag officer's quarters. During the Pearl Harbor attack, the house served as an air raid shelter for almost all the Navy dependents living on Ford Island.
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Coordinates:   21°22'4"N   157°57'3"W
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