Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays

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The Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays were a network of U.S. coastal fortifications in the Philippines designed to protect the strategic harbors of Manila and Subic, particularly active during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. coastal defense command
harbor defense system
armedWith 12-inch coast defense guns
14-inch coast defense guns
155 mm guns
anti-aircraft artillery
associatedWith Philippine Scouts
United States Asiatic Fleet
surface form: U.S. Asiatic Fleet
builtFor strategic defense of U.S. interests in the western Pacific
commandLanguage English
constructionStart early 1900s
country United States of America
surface form: United States
disestablished after World War II
era World War II
interwar period
garrisonedBy 59th Coast Artillery Regiment
60th Coast Artillery Regiment
91st Coast Artillery (Philippine Scouts)
Philippine Scouts
surface form: Philippine Scouts units
geographicScope entrances to Manila Bay and Subic Bay
hasPart Carabao Island fortifications
surface form: Caballo Island fortifications

Carabao Island fortifications
Corregidor Island fortifications
El Fraile Island fortifications
Fort Drum
Fort Frank
Fort Hughes
Fort Mills
Fort Wint
Grande Island fortifications
locatedIn Manila Bay
Philippines
Subic Bay
notableFeature Fort Drum concrete battleship
operatedBy United States Coast Artillery Corps
surface form: Coast Artillery Corps

United States Army
partOf U.S. Army Philippine Department
surface form: Philippine Department (U.S. Army)

United States Coast Artillery Corps
surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
significantEvent Battle of Corregidor (1942)
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)

Battle of Corregidor (1942)
surface form: siege and fall of Corregidor (May 1942)
status disbanded
strategicImportance protection of U.S. Asiatic Fleet facilities
protection of approaches to Manila
usedFor coastal artillery defense
defense of Manila
defense of Subic Bay naval base
harbor protection

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Description of subject: The Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays were a network of U.S. coastal fortifications in the Philippines designed to protect the strategic harbors of Manila and Subic, particularly active during World War II.

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Fort Mills partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Carabao Island (Cavite) partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
this entity surface form: Harbor defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Fort Frank partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Fort Drum partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Fort Drum partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
this entity surface form: United States coastal defenses in the Philippines
Fort Hughes partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Endicott Period coast defenses locatedIn Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
this entity surface form: Philippine coastal defenses
Battery Way partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Battery Hearn partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Battery Crockett partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Battery Crockett partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
this entity surface form: Philippine coastal defense system
Battery Geary partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Battery Smith partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Battery Smith partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
this entity surface form: Manila Bay defenses
Battery Wheeler partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Battery Wheeler partOf Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
this entity surface form: Fortifications of Manila Bay
Topside partOfDefenseSystem Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays