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Post by Karl Welteke on Jan 25, 2013 20:40:34 GMT 8
This new thread gives the Manila Bay Island Fort Gun- Batteries that don’t have their own thread already a single home. Battery Cushing, Fort Mills on Corregidor Island. This battery is at an isolated position, near Search Light Point. Since the South Shore Road is completely destroyed at this area most people come here by boat if at all. On the 17th Jan 2013 John and I decided to come here on foot by walking down the Crockett Ravine slopes from the entrance of C1 Tunnel. I had done that two times before. It is always a challenge to to get down to the ravine bottom because of all the thicket around the bottom banks of the ravine. But we saved at least 3000 pesos by not hiring a boat. Battery Cushing is unique because #2 gun position is hanging over the cliff and may topple one of these days. Here is my image album of Battery Cushing. The images are from 3 different visits, 2005. 2008 and 2013. These pictures are more than the following sample images, they are a bit bigger and have descriptions app.photobucket.com/u/PI-Sailor/a/51b6675a-21ec-47f3-a8fe-d4a7d935fc26Corregidor.org Information about this battery: Batt.-Cushing had two 3 # Inch, type P.P.R.F. guns with a range of 10000 yards Battery Cushing belonged to G/92nd CA (PS). It was manned by personnel from HQ/1st CA (PA). It was commanded by Captain Frank Bovee, then 2nd Lt. Frank Hardt, and finally by Captain Alonso Langworthy, all of the 92nd CA (PS). Here are some sample images: 050122. This is Battery Cushing #2 gun kind of hanging over the cliff in Jan 22 2005. 050122. This is Battery Cushing #2 gun and it is January, the dry season, the vegetation is suppressed. This map/drawing shows you where Battery Cushing is. The South Shore Road is destroyed and most people only can get here by boat. 080819. This is Battery Cushing #2 gun. Compare this with the 1st picture and see how those two white stemmed trees have grown in 3 ½ years. 130117, John, in the process of clearing the step which lead down to Battery Cushing #1 gun from inland. 130117, Battery Cushing #1 gun, John didn’t do all the cutting and clearing, I used my bolo to clear this gun position. 130117. Looking down on the Battery Cushing #2 gun position from about where the steps should be. 130117. Battery Cushing #2 gun position from a little higher position. Remember we got here walking down from CI Tunnel and didn’t have to hire an expensive boat. John, aka fots2, at his great work shooting images from Battery Cushing #2 gun position. 130117. Battery Cushing #2 gun position. We see the shore below, Search Light Point near and Monja island in the distance.
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Post by Karl Welteke on Aug 22, 2013 17:10:35 GMT 8
Battery Levagood, 155mm GPF, Panama Mount On our walk, fots2 and I, 2013-01-15 to East Point and Hooker Point we also stopped at Battery Levagood on our way back. The two Panama Mounts for the 155mm Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF) gun. It was manned by Battery D, 92CA and the gun had a range of 20000 yards. It is located between the Navy Intercept Tunnel and the entrance to Kindley Field, Corregidor Island. All my pictures about Battery Levagood are in this album: app.photobucket.com/u/PI-Sailor/a/e6923699-efcb-4de6-803d-ef661adbd356This corregidor.org URL has the following information about this battery: www.corregidor.org/btty_histories/control/levagood_text.htmTwo , 155mm GPF, D-92, 20,000 Yards Two "Panama Mounts" built wartime and named in honor of 1st Lt. George E. Levagood, Assistant Executive Officer of anti-aircraft Battery Denver, who was killed in action in April 1942. So called because they were first designed at the Panama Canal Zone and were intended for temporary emplacement od 155mm M1917/M1018 GPF tractor-drawn field artillery guns, Panama mounts permitted permitted rapid traverse through a full 360 degrees when firing at moving targets at sea. Battery Levagood's two mounts are the only emplacements of their type still intact on Corregidor. The GPF ("Grande Puissance, Filloux") gun was of French WWI design and could fire a 95 lb. (43 kg) shell 20,000 yards (11.4 miles or 18.3 km) at a maximum rate of fire of 4 rounds per minute. The battery was manned by Battery D, 92nd Coast artillery under Capt. Fred E. Rose. The guns were pulled out and used elsewhere as "roving guns" named "Battery Rose" before they could be fired from their Levagood position. Here are some sample pictures: Z381-A 155mm GPF in action, it may very well been this battery. This picture came from corregidor.org and this link: corregidor.org/archive/ruhlen/mills/html/ruh_mil_155_02.htmZ382-The first time at Battery Levagood with EXO. He gave us the grand tour of the island on 2004-01-28. Z383-The location of Battery Levagood on the 1936 Corregidor map. Z384-At Battery Levagood with two Corregidor friends Charles and Tom on 2005-01-23. One thing unique about this picture are those small trees at the entrance to Kindley Field, they are gone now and that area is now the Mindanao Garden of Peace as of 2013-01-18. Z385-A picture of the center circle of one of the two Panama mounts, dated 2005-01-23. Z386-At Battery Levagood east mount with fots2 on 2013-01-15. Z387-At Battery Levagood west mount with fots2 on 2013-01-15.
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Post by Karl Welteke on Sept 8, 2013 16:46:36 GMT 8
BATTERY CHICAGO and ex SITE -D- AAA on MORRISON HILL 2013-01-16 On this day AJM and I failed to reach Geary Point so we went up to Morrison Hill to look at the -Site D- AAA gun blocks and the area of Battery Chicago, 60th CA, Ft. Mills, Corregidor, We tried to find one more gun block, #1. But we did not find it. I uploaded these recent 17 pictures into this new album “Battery Chicago”. app.photobucket.com/u/PI-Sailor/a/a21f7367-a870-4266-8612-423a757990b6AJM has become an expert on this site and here is his excellent presentation: John Moffitt’s work on Battery Chicago corregidor.org/chs_moffitt/chicago_01.htmHere are some of my sample pictures from this search of Battery Chicago: Z507-Gun Block #4, AAA site -D-, later Battery Chicago, 60th CA. Z508-Map for, AAA site -D-, later Battery Chicago, 60th CA on Morrison Hill, Ft. Mills, Corregidor Island. Z509-The writing on that concrete says “Range Sec, C-60th CA 1941“, this is the entrance. Z510-This is the complete Range Section of Battery -C-, 60th CA.
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Post by fortman on Sept 8, 2013 18:42:35 GMT 8
Thanks Karl.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2013 7:40:34 GMT 8
So I take it that these installations dont really provide protection for the gun? At first I thought the Cushing battery was located underneath the concrete plat form. Does the platform just provide a better surface to increase the accuracy of the cannon? If I recall there was a law or international agreement that prevented the US from making large fortifications I think.
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Post by Karl Welteke on Apr 19, 2015 10:46:33 GMT 8
WAS THIS IMAGE SHOT AT BATTERY LEVAGOOD? On the 10th of April 2015 the Coastal Defense Study Group (CDSG) folks visited Battery Levagood and we tried to answer this question. X275. This is an image from the Ruhlen Collection and was given to me by the CDSG. The coastal back ground seems to be Cochinos Point and Point Hornos at Mariveles. We determined that those points could not be viewed this way from Battery Levagood. My guess is Battery Rock Point. Here is a short history of Battery Levagood from the Corregidor.org web pages: corregidor.org/btty_histories/control/levagood_text.htmTwo "Panama Mounts" built wartime and named in honor of 1st Lt. George E. Levagood, Assistant Executive Officer of anti-aircraft Battery Denver, who was killed in action in April 1942. So called because they were first designed at the Panama Canal Zone and were intended for temporary emplacement of 155mm M1917/M1018 GPF tractor-drawn field artillery guns, Panama mounts permitted rapid traverse through a full 360 degrees when firing at moving targets at sea. Battery Levagood two mounts are the only emplacements of their type still intact on Corregidor. The GPF ("Grande Puissance, Filloux") gun was of French WWI design and could fire a 95 lb. (43 kg) shell 20,000 yards (11.4 miles or 18.3 km) at a maximum rate of fire of 4 rounds per minute. The battery was manned by Battery D, 92nd Coast artillery under Capt. Fred E. Rose. The guns were pulled out and used elsewhere as "roving guns" named "Battery Rose" before they could be fired from their Levagood position. Some time ago I started an album about Battery Levagood and just added a few more pictures to it from our visit to Corregidor with the CDSG folks on the 10th April 2015: app.photobucket.com/u/PI-Sailor/a/e6923699-efcb-4de6-803d-ef661adbd356Here are some sample images from that visit but are much smaller than in the album: X276. Battery Levagood with CDSG panama mount east gun 2015-04-10 X277. Battery Levagood with CDSG panama mount east gun 2015-04-10 X278. This drain is a good landmark to the east gun of Battery Levagood. Battery Levagood with CDSG panama mount east gun 2015-04-10. X279. Costal Defense Study Group (CDSG) personnel are having a close look at the west gun of Battery Levagood, on Corregidor Island 2015-04-10.
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Post by Karl Welteke on Jun 14, 2015 17:15:41 GMT 8
BATTERY MORRISON (6 INCH GUNS) VISIT 2015-04-13 WITH CDSG Morrison comprises two 6-inch Guns M1905 on 6-inch Disappearing Carriage-Limited Fire (DCLF) M1905M1. Battery Morrison is located on Morrison Hill and one gets there by using the road to James Ravine and leaves it to the right, about half way to Battery James from Middleside. My CDSG Friend Glen wanted to take photos inside the battery; we had the hired jeep drive us there as close as the driver could do it, fallen trees on the road. I took pictures outside the battery. I established an album of Battery Morrison, with my pictures, shot only outside the battery. The battery does not get visited anymore and therefore it does not get cleared of scrub and grass that is taking over the battery. This is the URL with 22 images; the picture are numbered G1 to G24: app.photobucket.com/u/PI-Sailor/a/8e142b81-c55e-4ce0-a210-e3670a40e480Here are 12 sample images which are much smaller than in the above album: X547 at the entrance of Battery Morrison rests a spare 6 inch barrel. The battery is greatly overgrown with scrub and grass. The battery is not on the list for visitors to look at. X548 this is the entrance of Battery Morrison; the battery is greatly overgrown with scrub and grass. X549 the rear of Battery Morrison, my partner Glen went inside the magazine area, I went up those steps at right. X550 I am standing on the bridge way that leads to Battery Morrison Commander’s Station and the plotting room. I am shooting a set of images of the battery from left to right. X551 my partner Glen is entering the magazine area at the #1 Gun side of Battery Morrison. X552 we are looking at the earth cover of the Battery Morrison magazines between #1 and #2 guns. X553 #1 Gun of Battery Morrison, the wild scrub is taking over the battery everywhere. This battery is on Morrison Hill. X554 Close-up of the barrel data of #1 Gun of Battery Morrison, in Fort Mills on Corregidor Island. Remember in the album above the picture is much bigger! X555 Close-up of the Disappearing Carriage of #1 Gun of Battery Morrison, in Fort Mills on Corregidor Island. X556 if you look very close you can see a section of the #2 Gun barrel of Battery Morrison in the middle of the image. X557 a closer look of the #2 Gun barrel of Battery Morrison, in Fort Mills on Corregidor Island. X558 a closer look of the #2 Gun barrel and Disappearing Carriage of Battery Morrison, in Fort Mills on Corregidor Island. Note1: This is a URL in the Corregidor web pages with some details and history of this battery: corregidor.org/btty_histories/control/morrison_text.htmNote2: angelofbeers presented 6 images of Battery Morrison, shot in 2013 and they demonstrate that the scrub and grass was not as bad as it is now at Battery Morrison. This is the URL and it is the 6 first images: corregidor.proboards.com/thread/1589/corregidor-2013
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Post by Karl Welteke on Jun 26, 2022 8:05:56 GMT 8
Battery Levagood and area, shot 16th June 2022. This battery is already extensively covered in the Corregidor proboard, this thread; but when I’m at the Tailend of Corregidor I like to look after this battery. I like to see whether I still can find it easily, whether the growth still let’s me get close. What is special to me about this battery is that they are two complete Panama Gun Mounts for the 155mm GPF artillery pieces, that it was named after a fallen soldier who fell in April 1942 on Corregidor and that it was manned by the Philippine Scouts like all the 155mm gun batteries on Corregidor. Here is a short history of the Levagood Battery from the spectacular and huge webpage: corregidor.org: corregidor.org/btty_histories/control/levagood_text.htmI’m taking the liberty of copying the whole text of this battery history here from the above URL: Two "Panama Mounts" built wartime and named in honor of 1st Lt. George E. Levagood, Assistant Executive Officer of anti-aircraft Battery Denver, who was killed in action in April 1942. So called because they were first designed at the Panama Canal Zone and were intended for temporary emplacement of 155mm M1917/M1018 GPF tractor-drawn field artillery guns, Panama mounts permitted rapid traverse through a full 360 degrees when firing at moving targets at sea. Battery Levagood's two mounts are the only emplacements of their type still intact on Corregidor. The GPF ("Grande Puissance, Filloux") gun was of French WWI design and could fire a 95 lb. (43 kg) shell 20,000 yards (11.4 miles or 18.3 km) at a maximum rate of fire of 4 rounds per minute. The battery was manned by Battery D, 92nd Coast artillery under Capt. Fred E. Rose. The guns were pulled out and used elsewhere as "roving guns" named "Battery Rose" before they could be fired from their Levagood position. 220616 Battery Levagood 1, # East Panama Gun Mount. 220616 Battery Levagood 2, # West Panama Gun Mount. 220616 Battery Levagood 3, # West Panama Gun Mount. 220616 Battery Levagood 4, Navy Tunnel. This is one of two images to pinpoint the location of Battery Levagood. The two Panama Gun Mounts are in the bushes across the street from where I shot this and the next picture. The concrete block in this picture on the road embankment is the Navy Intercept Tunnel east entrance. (The entrance is blocked now and can’t be entered from there). 220616 Battery Levagood 5, road curve warning sign. This is one of two images to pinpoint the location of Battery Levagood. You got to look hard but there is the road curve warning sign. The two Panama Gun Mounts are in the bushes across the street from where I shot this and the previous picture. So, the center of the Panama Mounts is between these two landmarks.
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