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Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays

Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
The harbor of Manila and surrounding areas
Active1905–1942
Country United States
BranchUnited States Army Coast Artillery Corps
TypeCoast artillery
RoleHarbor Defense Command
Part of
Garrison/HQFort Mills, Corregidor
Mascot(s)Oozlefinch
EngagementsPhilippines campaign (1941–1942)
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Corregidor/Fort Mills with other forts inset.
12-inch (305 mm) mortars of Battery Way, Fort Mills in 2007.
12-inch (305 mm) gun on a disappearing carriage, generally similar to other 10-inch through 14-inch disappearing batteries.
Fort Drum. Temporary wooden barracks on the fort's deck are visible near the fire control tower.
12-inch (305 mm) M1895 gun of Battery Hearn, Fort Mills circa 2010.

The Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays ("Coast Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays" until 1925) (a.k.a. CD/HD Manila Bay) were a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command, part of the Philippine Department of the United States Army from circa 1910 through early World War II. The command primarily consisted of four forts on islands at the entrance to Manila Bay and one fort on an island in Subic Bay.[1]

  1. ^ McGovern and Berhow 2003, pp. 7-12
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