Battery Hearn
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Battery Hearn is a historic coastal artillery battery on Corregidor Island in the Philippines, notable for its large seacoast gun and role in World War II defenses of Manila Bay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battery Hearn canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery battery
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| armament |
14-inch gun
ⓘ
14-inch/50 caliber seacoast gun ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American colonial period in the Philippines
ⓘ
Philippine–American military history ⓘ |
| builtBy |
U.S. Board of Engineers for Fortifications
ⓘ
surface form:
United States military engineers
|
| category |
Coastal artillery batteries of the United States
ⓘ
Military history of Manila Bay ⓘ World War II sites in the Philippines ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| currentUse |
tourist attraction
ⓘ
war memorial site ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| feature |
ammunition hoists
ⓘ
concrete observation posts ⓘ open gun pit ⓘ underground magazines ⓘ |
| garrison |
United States Coast Artillery Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
Coast Artillery Corps
|
| hasRemnant |
damaged concrete emplacements
ⓘ
exposed gun barrel ⓘ |
| hasView |
South China Sea
ⓘ
entrance to Manila Bay ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic military structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Corregidor
ⓘ
surface form:
Corregidor Island
Manila Bay ⓘ Province of Cavite ⓘ
surface form:
province of Cavite
|
| mountType | barbette carriage ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brigadier General Clint C. Hearn ⓘ |
| near |
Battery Crockett
ⓘ
other Corregidor gun batteries ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| orientation | long-range seacoast defense ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
ⓘ
Corregidor ⓘ
surface form:
fortifications of Corregidor
|
| preservedAs | outdoor historical exhibit ⓘ |
| role | defense of Manila Bay ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of Corregidor’s last-ditch defense in 1942 ⓘ |
| status |
disarmed
ⓘ
ruin ⓘ |
| targetOf | Japanese bombardment ⓘ |
| tourism | popular stop on Corregidor Island tours ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Battle of Corregidor (1942)
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Corregidor
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese invasion of the Philippines
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.