Post by Karl Welteke on Feb 26, 2023 17:16:24 GMT 8
Brand New Gun Battery Find on Corregidor, Feb. 2023
Battery Cape Corregidor on Corregidor, the ex Fort Mills
This battery is a large structure with a concrete rounded cover over the large 155mm GPF artillery piece (not present now, we believe it was this type of gun) and is installed underground. In back of this underground installation is a long and large tunnel (about 100 feet long and big enough for a tracked prime mover) capable to move a large gun in or out. That tunnel is not concrete lined but has a concrete walled magazine at the other end.
It is amazing that John Moffitt found it on the 14th Feb. 2023; it took him approximately 4 hours because the overgrown vegetation is that thick. He prefers to use a plant clipping tool to cut thru heavy vegetation. John Moffitt is an extra ordinary Explorer of the former Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in Manila Bay! We said, that we call this battery: “Battery Cape Corregidor” until we find out its history.
-00. The large newly found Corregidor gun battery entrance is in sight.
-01. The large newly found Corregidor gun battery entrance with team member Kevin Strahm.
-02. The Fort Mills on Corregidor Island 1936 map (a portion) with description where John Moffitt found
the large new Corregidor gun battery
-03. Zoomed! The Fort Mills on Corregidor Island 1936 map (a portion) with description where and how John Moffitt found the large new Corregidor gun battery
-04. Looking into the tunnel, left is the started, but not finished, vent or escape tunnel, at the end the magazine, right the concrete covered position for the gun.
-05. Right is the concrete covered gun position and in back is the magazine.
-06. Graffiti at the large new Corregidor gun battery
-07. The concrete covered gun position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-08. The entrance to the magazine of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-09. The magazine of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-10. In this picture I tried to catch Conchita Island, which is near and is about at the 11 a clock position from the fire position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery; it doesn’t show, lighting or operator error. This picture shows more concrete was extended out to the cliff edge on the left side, looking out, at the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-11. In this picture I tried to catch the height of the opening of the fire position to the North Channel below, it is higher than this looks.
-12. Looking back into the covered gun position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery; it looks like this opening was damaged by incoming artillery or bombs.
-13. Zoomed! Looking back into the covered gun position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery; it looks like this opening was damaged by incoming artillery or bombs.
-14. Our tunnel rat team members are looking for a great find in the magazine of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-15. This is one of several Graffiti Shots at the concrete covered gun position in the large newly found Corregidor gun battery. To us they all seem/were generated by Philippine Scout troops or their Philippine Army reinforcement troops during the 1941/42 Siege of Corregidor.
-16. This is one of several Graffiti Shots at the concrete covered gun position in the large newly found Corregidor gun battery. To us they all seem/were generated by Philippine Scout troops or their Philippine Army reinforcement troops during the 1941/42 Siege of Corregidor.
-17. This is one of several Graffiti Shots at the concrete covered gun position in the large newly found Corregidor gun battery. To us they all seem/were generated by Philippine Scout troops or their Philippine Army reinforcement troops during the 1941/42 Siege of Corregidor.
-18. This is one of several Graffiti Shots at the concrete covered gun position in the large newly found Corregidor gun battery. To us they all seem/were generated by Philippine Scout troops or their Philippine Army reinforcement troops during the 1941/42 Siege of Corregidor.
-19. This is one of 3 shots of a side tunnel that was stared (not completed) at the left side after entering the underground gun position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-20. This is one of 3 shots of a side tunnel that was stared (not completed) at the left side after entering the underground gun position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-21. This is one of 3 shots of a side tunnel that was stared (not completed) at the left side after entering the underground gun position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-22. Three of our team are standing at the entrance of the concrete covered entrance to the gun firing position at right. Left is Canadian John Moffitt who has been on Corregidor over 60 times. He is an extra ordinary Corregidor Explorer and who found the battery. In the middle is Corregidor the Grand Master of the huge Corregidor.org web pages, the Corregidor Forum and the writer of many books. Right is a unique Americano, Kevin Strahm, raised in the Philippines, speaks the Lingo and calls himself a Corregidor Geek, visited Corregidor the first time in 1990.
-23. We are exiting the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
Battery Cape Corregidor on Corregidor, the ex Fort Mills
This battery is a large structure with a concrete rounded cover over the large 155mm GPF artillery piece (not present now, we believe it was this type of gun) and is installed underground. In back of this underground installation is a long and large tunnel (about 100 feet long and big enough for a tracked prime mover) capable to move a large gun in or out. That tunnel is not concrete lined but has a concrete walled magazine at the other end.
It is amazing that John Moffitt found it on the 14th Feb. 2023; it took him approximately 4 hours because the overgrown vegetation is that thick. He prefers to use a plant clipping tool to cut thru heavy vegetation. John Moffitt is an extra ordinary Explorer of the former Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in Manila Bay! We said, that we call this battery: “Battery Cape Corregidor” until we find out its history.
-00. The large newly found Corregidor gun battery entrance is in sight.
-01. The large newly found Corregidor gun battery entrance with team member Kevin Strahm.
-02. The Fort Mills on Corregidor Island 1936 map (a portion) with description where John Moffitt found
the large new Corregidor gun battery
-03. Zoomed! The Fort Mills on Corregidor Island 1936 map (a portion) with description where and how John Moffitt found the large new Corregidor gun battery
-04. Looking into the tunnel, left is the started, but not finished, vent or escape tunnel, at the end the magazine, right the concrete covered position for the gun.
-05. Right is the concrete covered gun position and in back is the magazine.
-06. Graffiti at the large new Corregidor gun battery
-07. The concrete covered gun position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-08. The entrance to the magazine of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-09. The magazine of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-10. In this picture I tried to catch Conchita Island, which is near and is about at the 11 a clock position from the fire position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery; it doesn’t show, lighting or operator error. This picture shows more concrete was extended out to the cliff edge on the left side, looking out, at the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-11. In this picture I tried to catch the height of the opening of the fire position to the North Channel below, it is higher than this looks.
-12. Looking back into the covered gun position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery; it looks like this opening was damaged by incoming artillery or bombs.
-13. Zoomed! Looking back into the covered gun position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery; it looks like this opening was damaged by incoming artillery or bombs.
-14. Our tunnel rat team members are looking for a great find in the magazine of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-15. This is one of several Graffiti Shots at the concrete covered gun position in the large newly found Corregidor gun battery. To us they all seem/were generated by Philippine Scout troops or their Philippine Army reinforcement troops during the 1941/42 Siege of Corregidor.
-16. This is one of several Graffiti Shots at the concrete covered gun position in the large newly found Corregidor gun battery. To us they all seem/were generated by Philippine Scout troops or their Philippine Army reinforcement troops during the 1941/42 Siege of Corregidor.
-17. This is one of several Graffiti Shots at the concrete covered gun position in the large newly found Corregidor gun battery. To us they all seem/were generated by Philippine Scout troops or their Philippine Army reinforcement troops during the 1941/42 Siege of Corregidor.
-18. This is one of several Graffiti Shots at the concrete covered gun position in the large newly found Corregidor gun battery. To us they all seem/were generated by Philippine Scout troops or their Philippine Army reinforcement troops during the 1941/42 Siege of Corregidor.
-19. This is one of 3 shots of a side tunnel that was stared (not completed) at the left side after entering the underground gun position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-20. This is one of 3 shots of a side tunnel that was stared (not completed) at the left side after entering the underground gun position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-21. This is one of 3 shots of a side tunnel that was stared (not completed) at the left side after entering the underground gun position of the large newly found Corregidor gun battery
-22. Three of our team are standing at the entrance of the concrete covered entrance to the gun firing position at right. Left is Canadian John Moffitt who has been on Corregidor over 60 times. He is an extra ordinary Corregidor Explorer and who found the battery. In the middle is Corregidor the Grand Master of the huge Corregidor.org web pages, the Corregidor Forum and the writer of many books. Right is a unique Americano, Kevin Strahm, raised in the Philippines, speaks the Lingo and calls himself a Corregidor Geek, visited Corregidor the first time in 1990.
-23. We are exiting the large newly found Corregidor gun battery