Has anyone come across any pictures or information on the Navy tunnels that were part of the Malinta tunnel running from the quartermaster tunnels to several openings to the outside?

I have not been able to find much information on these, but there seems to have been several branches with side tunnels that may have had: torpedo storage/repair, communications, offices, living quarters, and probably had several exits near the south dock.

Most or all of these were apparently destroyed during the Japanese occupation, or during the American re-capture. Surely there must be maps or drawings of these somewhere from when the Navy had them built. I have some limited info on these, but am trying to find some more details.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

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©Richard Marin
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Boats..,

Thanks a lot. I do belong to that group, but I had not seen that photo. There is some really good info and some maps, on there, I am just trying to find more on the Navy tunnels specifically.

I thought I'd bump this up before it drops into the pit. This is kind of an uncommon subject, but maybe someone has found some additional info on this tunnel system (the Navy part).

Thanks.

ALL
These side tunnels really exist.
Made the Manilato Corregidor tour in 1956 and again in 1961.
The side tunnels were used for storage, office, and hospital areas. The Phillipine Marines, at the time, were conducting tours for locals and a tour barge out of Cavite Naval Base, the old Sangley Point NAS.
The main tunnel goes well into the mountain, then the side tunnels exit and return to the main tunnel. You cant get lost, as they always return to the main tunnel.
At the time, electrical lighting was poor, no photos were allowed and the tour was guarded and conducted by the PI Marines.
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I have one or two Corregidor tunnel maps I can scan and email to you. One is uncommon; it mentions the Navy tunnel(s). Also, one aged original photo showing construction on-going around the Malinta Tunnel and Hospital Tunnel entrances. It is over 60 years old and not hi-def quality. It is my copyright,it is a private photo I share for research purposes only, it is not for publication. It can be sent at a very high resolution for a large picture of the lay of the land for your study purposes.

TinkFizer
I have resurrected my old slides. There may be a photo or two of the OUTSIDE of the tunnel.
I also may have slides of the bombed out complex, hospitols, etc.
More to follow, as I sort out these slides.
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rainbowtrout,

Those things sound VERY interesting, and I would be interested in seeing them. I would be glad to agree not to divulge any of it. I am just studying these tunnels for my own information, and have no thoughts of writing, or publishing anything.

I will post my email address for a short time, and then delete it. Please let me know if you have any problems sending to it. roadwinder2@aol.com.

Thank you very much!

TennSlim,

I will be interested in seeing anything you are able to post, or email.

I am also interested in any pictures of the interior of the Sky Club, the EM club at NAS Cubi point. (Or of the outside during the '60s or around there), if anyone has pictures of those.

Thanks for the info!

TinkF...
I have slides of OPS during the NAM conflict. These are taken at Yankee sta.
Question is. Can these be posted w/o concern relative to OPS SEC>>>
Also, The EM Club at Subic was also the main club for dining, as I recall. Pics of that interior may be hard to come be. I am hoping the Mil.com resource will turn up folks from the era who took B/W photos, that are now turning to dust.
These old photos can be scanned into digital and restored reasonably easy. Another resource for the old times.
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TennSlim,

I am certainly not an authority on OPS SEC issues, but since almost all the ships, and planes from that time have been retired (as well as the people), it shouldn't be a problem.

I wish I had taken more pictures during my time in the Navy, but I didn't.

While trying to collect more information on Corregidor, I came across your messages regarding the navy tunnel in Malinta hill.

I would be very grateful if you folks (rainbowtrout, TennSlim and TinkFixer) would send me a copy of your scanned photos and maps. I read in your messages, you have concerns about copyrights and publication. Please note that this is for my personal use only with no intention of any publication. My hobby is amateur photography and I got addicted to Corregidor years ago after my first visit there.

To show you that my interest is more than just a casual, I have put my photos on a website for anyone who is interested. I choose to share my explorations on Corregidor and hopefully more people will be interested in this unique island. My sixth visit there was two months ago and for your info, two of the four south-west navy tunnel entrances are still accessible although you will find them collapsed after going a short distance.

Over 700 photos including the navy tunnel are at: http://www.pbase.com/fots2/philippines_wwii

My e-mail address is: fots2@hotmail.com

Also, if I can help you with any information, just let me know. Thank-you.

John

Well hi there John! I have seen your address on Karl W.'s Corregidor/Bataan mailing list, and that is all the recommendation you need.
I will email you what I have once I finish rebuilding the computer that kind-of blew-up its guts in a temper tantrum over a piece outdated software I was determined to force install in the updated machine- about 5 weeks ago. Let me know what you are interested in. My focus is on the American and Filipino nurses and photos of tunnels ... yes to all pictures

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Hi TennSlim- Do you have any of those old Corregidor slides / photos reconstituted yet?

I would love to see them and to know everything you have learned about them and what they show. I would like to use them for research - unless I ask you AND you give permission to use them in a biography about my mom, one of the angels of Bataan and Corregidor(1910-1987). We hope to have the book completed and in an agent's hands by the end of this year, and published and on shelves by 2010 in time for her 100th birthday anniversary.
Thanks.

rainbowtrout, thank-you for the reply and yes that is me on Karl’s list. We hiked and explored together quite a bit earlier this year. He is a true tunnel rat, even worse than me.

I am sure you would know this but not far from South Dock on Bottomside is a memorial to the Angels of Bataan and Corregidor. One of the nurse’s last name is ‘Jerret’. Is that your mom?

You may have noticed that I have some photos of the 1000 bed hospital laterals on the pbase site. Honestly the laterals look quite similar so I just explored and did not take a real lot of photos there. One interesting thing is a small tunnel exit out to the north side of Malinta Hill in addition to the main north side entrance.

You asked what I am interested in you sending me. In a single word…’anything’. Anything would be appreciated. Although I am getting marginally better, I found that on my earlier trips it was difficult to understand exactly what I was looking at or what it was used for, especially for heavily damaged structures etc. Photos of what things originally looked like and maps are a great help.

My interest is ‘Corregidor in general’ and I will continue to explore and record in photos what I discover. Have a good day.

John,

GREAT PICS!!!

I have not been to Corregidor personally (closest I got was Subic bay when I was in the Navy years ago) but I have been interested in the Navy tunnels, maybe because there in not much info on them. I have recieved some very good info from rainbowtrout (thanks a lot!) and from the corregidore web site, but I have never seen any pics like yours. I will be studying them more closely.

Thanks!

John (yes, another one.)

TinkFixer, you are very welcome. I hope you get to visit there yourself some day, it is an amazing place. In what was hell on earth for the soldiers, sailors and nurses etc, there is a lot of beauty there today.

hello gentleman...

i along with 6 other sailors visited corregidor in 66. i was on a ship making a call to subic.
several E-6 and several other POs went there
from subic in a SS van supposidly headed for bagio R&R for the day , we, looking for adventure all agreed to turn right and go the length of the death march road. at the end of the road and across from corregidor , we were greated by natives......all in our bell bottom dungrees we were instantely reconized as US sailors . we conversed as best as we could and paid them 20.00US to take us across the 3 miles of open water in their dugout outrigger boats. strictly OFF LIMITs.
the island was guarded by 6 PI marines stationed in the lightouse. they seen us comming and two armed marines met us as we landed our outriggers. no one was allowed on the island. they spoke english, and respected us as US sailor from subic. our native boat handlers were made to stay on the beach with the boats while the marines loaded us in a truck and gave us the tour of our life around the island , to all the gun and mortor positions, burned out barracks and buildings, and to the entrance to Mc Arthurs tunnel,but would not allow us to go inside. ended the day in their quarters in the top of the lighthouse. we were lucky they didnt report us.
took some pics and movies......some pics have been put in fiberglass and the movies are poor quality.
they say Navy life is an adventure, and i can tell you this was one of my wildest adventures....and a memory i will take to my grave.
i donot recall anything beautiful about it except the stunning views. gun emplacements destroyed, bombed and destroyed buildings, thick and overgrown jungle, bugs and heat.
to those interested in corregidor history as iam i hope you will someday be lucky enough to go there.

Guys the Sampagita, hope I spelled that right! Was the main club at Subic and it had the best food. Alot of the more senior people used to come there to eat. This is in the early 70s. The interior then was fairly dark and I don't know how pictures would have turned out. Sometine after the war ended they went through and redid the place. Because when I got back in early 79, the whole interior had been redone. (Sometime during the 1974 to 1979 period)It was done in brighter colors than before. What colors..........I do not remember!