The Concrete Battleship: Fort Drum, El Fraile Island, Manila

The Concrete Battleship: Fort Drum, El Fraile Island, Manila Bay

Located at the mouth of Manila Bay, Fort Drum on El Fraile Island is unique in the development of U.S. coastal fortifications. The Fort is part of a chain of forts built across the entrance of Manila Bay in the Philippines to defend Manila from attack. Construction began in 1909 by reducÂing tiny El Fraile Island to the low water mark. Over the next ten years a multi-deck concrete island was built to mount two twin 14-inch guns in superimposed armored turrets.

Country	USA
Author	Francis J. Allen
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780929521060
Edition	1st
ISBN	0929521064
Label	Pictorial Histories Publishing Co.
Manufacturer	Pictorial Histories Publishing Co.
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	64
PublicationDate	1989-03
Publisher	Pictorial Histories Publishing Co.
Studio	Pictorial Histories Publishing Co.
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Concrete Battleship: Fort Drum, El Fraile Island, Manila Bay