Corregidor - Battery Grubbs

Battery Grubbs existed of two 10" (254mm) Model 1895 guns on Model 1901 disappearing gun carriages. It was possible to put these guns away, so they were protected against artillery-attacks.

It was constructed between 1907 and 1911, it was named after 1st Lt. Haydon Y. Grubbs, killed on October 1, 1899 near Tabuan, Philippines.

No. 1 gun suffered mechanical failures and was not used during the war, while no. 2 gun was manned by elements of Battery C of the 91st Coastal Artillery. Battery Grubbs's power plant was struck by an aerial bomb on April 11, 1942, putting it out of service. No. 2 gun and the commander's station were destroyed by a direct hit suffered on April 16th, 1942. Afterwards, the battery was abandoned.

Battery Grubbs was disabled again (this time by American bombardments) prior the invasion in 1945.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries + Kaj Metz
• Photos: IJVelas