Friday, September 11, Viska Luka Bay
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Fort George was built by the British when Austrian Imperial authority in the region was ceded to the French as a part of a humiliating peace settlement dictated by Napoleon. Initial defenses were built on Host Island in the middle of the harbour in 1812 and Fort George was begun when it was decided that the harbor needed greater protection. The fort completed by late 1813 and two years later was turned over to the Austrians.
After WWII ended and Vis officially went to Yugoslavia, their army made it their central naval base, installing such features as an imposing concrete submarine dock that led right into the island hills. When the island reverted to Croatian control in the early 1990s, most of the structures were simply abandoned. |
