As the small island continued to be pummeled by artillery shells from Japanese planes, the only safe spot for American soldiers was the bombproof Malinta Tunnel. Fort Drum (originally known as El Fraile Island), also known as "the concrete battleship", is a heavily fortified island situated at the mouth of Manila Bay in the Philippines, due south of Corregidor Island. Stay safe and healthy. The Rock: Corregidor Island I was browsing awhile back and saw the pictures taken when my districtmates and I visited the Island of Corregidor , and well it leads me to think.I believe one of the best historical tourist sites in our country is Corregidor Island, where the last stand of the combined forces of Philippine and American soldiers against the invasion of the Japanese happened.

Since the island is strategically placed at the entry point of the country’s naval path going to the capital city (), it was loaded with lots of heavy artilleries to prevent enemy warships from getting in.

(Table 9) The longest range cannon were the two 12-inch guns of Batteries Smith and Hearn, with a horizontal range of 29,000 yards and all-around traverse.

See more ideas about Island, Places and Places ive been. Altogether, Corregidor had a total of 56 coastal guns and mortars, all of World War I vintage, ranging in caliber from 3 to 12 inches. Malinta Tunnel in Corregidor Island; Malinta Tunnel used to be a bomb shelter during the World War II. The Malinta Tunnel is a tunnel complex built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines.It was initially used as a bomb-proof storage and personnel bunker, but was later equipped as a 1,000-bed hospital. Back when I was a kid, I only knew of Corregidor Island as part of Philippine History textbooks. To those who are unfamiliar, Corregidor Island is located several kilometers away from Manila. The main tunnel, running east to west, is 831 feet (253 m) long, 24 feet (7.3 m) wide and 18 feet (5.5 m) high. Spanish conquistadors, Dutch and Chinese Pirates, Americans and Japanese have all made their mark here and no conquering foot has stepped onto the shores since MacArthur’s in 1945. Corregidor Island is one of the famous historical place in the Philippines.Many foreign and local tourists visit the island every year.

At nearby Monkey Point, ventilation shafts and caved-in entrances to the Navy Intercept Tunnel offer a tantalizing glimpse of catacombs, just beneath my feet but largely inaccessible. Corregidor Island, locally called Isla ng Corregidor, is an island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in southwestern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines.Due to this location, Corregidor was fortified with several coastal artillery and ammunition magazines to defend the entrance of Manila Bay and the City of Manila from attacks by enemy warships in the event of war. When it was dug in 1922, they found lots of leeches, which is why they baptized it with that name, “Malinta”, meaning “lots of leeches.” IMAGE Philippine Primer. It is also known as Fort Mills and Isla ng Corregidor. Discover Fort Drum (El Fraile Island) in Cavite City, Philippines: A man-made island designed to look like a massive battleship.

Corregidor Island’s heavy artillery were terrors of World War II which gave the Japanese forces a hard time to penetrate the Philippines. Please practice hand-washing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The entire island was turned over to the 151st on 8 March.

Corregidor’s narrow main thoroughfare snakes to the island’s tapered tail, where waves lap the rocks below the abbreviated grass airstrip of Kindley Field. Stephanie Cannon '06 January 29, ... the small island of Corregidor in Manila Bay was the last of America’s strongholds in the area. United States of America and Philippine Flag in Corregidor Island- 2014-02-08 11-10.jpeg 720 × 480; 104 KB USA-PR-Japan-354.jpg 1,205 × 1,476; 126 KB XSCorregidor.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 2.16 MB