Fort Hughes
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Fort Hughes (Caballo Island, the Philippines) was part of the harbor defenses of Manila and Subic Bays built by the Philippine Department of the U.S. Army in the early 1900s.
Although not mentioned directly by name, the novel Cryptonomicon depicts an assault of a similar fortress U.S. Marine Sergeant Bobby Shaftoe dies assaulting in 1945. The novel's description more closely resembles Fort Drum (which was taken in a later operation) but the incendiary methods used were pioneered at Caballo island's mortar pits.
[edit] Batteries
Fort Hughes contained the following batteries:
- Gillespie (1-14" DC gun)
- Woodruff (1-14" DC gun)
- Craighill (2 Pits) 4 12" M1912 Mortars
- Leach (2-6" DC guns)
- Hooker (1-155mm gun)
- Williams (2-155mm guns)
- Fuger (2-3" RF guns)
[edit] See also
- Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
- Geography of the Philippines
- Military History of the Philippines
- Military History of the United States
[edit] References
- McGovern, Terrance C. and Mark A Berhow American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898-1945. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-427-2
Coordinates: 14°22′N 120°37′E / 14.367°N 120.617°E
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