The Snapshots in Time Collection

Fort Drum, the 'Concrete Battleship,' El Fraile Island, Manila Bay (Stern View)

Fort Drum, the 'Concrete Battleship,' El Fraile Island, Manila Bay (Stern View)

A third view of Fort Drum, the 'Concrete Battleship,' seen here from its stern end, highlighting the fortress's distinctive lattice fire-control tower and deck crane. This series of photographs documents one of the most unusual coastal fortifications built by the U.S. Army in the years before World War II. Project: 218614