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
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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
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defense of Manila ⓘ defense of Subic Bay naval base ⓘ harbor protection ⓘ |
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Subject: Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays 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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this entity surface form:
Harbor defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
this entity surface form:
United States coastal defenses in the Philippines
this entity surface form:
Philippine coastal defenses
this entity surface form:
Philippine coastal defense system
this entity surface form:
Manila Bay defenses
this entity surface form:
Fortifications of Manila Bay