Concrete Battleship
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Concrete Battleship is the nickname for Fort Drum, a heavily fortified, battleship-shaped concrete sea fort built by the United States in Manila Bay, Philippines, in the early 20th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal defense fortification
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ sea fort ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fort Drum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | approximately 350 by 144 feet ⓘ |
| armedWith |
12-inch guns
ⓘ
6-inch guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| bay | Manila Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | early 20th century ⓘ |
| builtOn | El Fraile Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captureDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
United States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| designedToResemble | a concrete battleship ⓘ |
| designFeature |
casemated guns
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thick concrete armor ⓘ turret-like gun emplacements ⓘ |
| fortificationType | island fort ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Philippine Scouts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Concrete Battleship of Manila Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 40 feet above waterline ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manila Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Corregidor Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brigadier General Richard C. Drum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | siege during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1942 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalSite | rocky islet at the entrance of Manila Bay ⓘ |
| partOf | Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
coastal artillery platform
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harbor defense ⓘ |
| recaptureDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| recapturedBy | United States forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | battleship-shaped ⓘ |
| significance | key element of American coastal defenses in the Philippines ⓘ |
| status | abandoned ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
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