National Historic Landmark · Truk, Federated States of Micronesia

Truk Lagoon Underwater Fleet, Truk Atoll

Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressTruk Lagoon, Truk, FM
CountyTruk County
ListedSep 30, 1976
Listed forMilitary
Level of significanceNational
Reference number76002267
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressTruk Lagoon, Truk, FM
Coordinates7.4167° N, 151.7833° E · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.
Limited data for this unit

No photograph, no construction date or encyclopedia article for this listing yet. The Register record above is complete; the enrichment is not.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Truk Lagoon Underwater Fleet, Truk Atoll listed on the National Register?

Sep 30, 1976. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Truk Lagoon Underwater Fleet, Truk Atoll?

Truk Lagoon, Truk, Truk County, Federated States of Micronesia.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Truk Lagoon Underwater Fleet, Truk Atoll?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76002267. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.