Piti Guns

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Piti Guns

Three Japanese Vickers Model 3 140 mm coastal guns were placed at Piti, Guam in 1944 as part of Japan’s shore defenses during World War II. These guns, built in 1914, could fire out to about 10 miles (16 km) to defend the Asan beach from ships and landing craft. During the Japanese occupation (1941–1944), Chamorro people were forced to work on the defenses, including at the Piti site. When U.S. forces retook Guam on July 21, 1944, the guns were not fully ready and none were fired. Today, the Piti Guns are part of the War in the Pacific National Historical Park and are open to the public. The trailhead is behind a church social hall on Father Mel Street in Piti, near the intersection of Routes 1 and 11, at about 13.462°N, 144.694°E, with a short climb to the guns.