• Thumbnail for Leyte–Samar Naval Base
    LeyteSamar Naval Base was a large United States Navy base in the Philippines on the Islands of Leyte, Samar and the San Pedro Bay. The base was built...
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    gulf was part of a large US Navy base Leyte-Samar Naval Base. In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan stirred up a storm surge in Leyte Gulf, resulting in massive loss...
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    During World War II the island was part of a large US Navy base Leyte-Samar Naval Base. "2010 Philippine Yearbook" (PDF). Philippine Yearbook (23rd ed...
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    large base, Leyte-Samar Naval Base, on the Philippine Island of Leyte, starting in October 1944. Naval Base Manila was a major United States Navy base south...
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    Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history. During World War II the island was part of a large US Navy base Leyte-Samar Naval Base. The island...
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    February. There, they built a PT boat repair base as part of the Leyte-Samar Naval Base. On 8 November 1944, Naval Construction Maintenance Unit 603 arrived...
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    Battle of Leyte Gulf (Japanese: レイテ沖海戦, romanized: Reite oki Kaisen, lit. 'Leyte Open Sea Naval Battle') 23–26 October 1944, was the largest naval battle...
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    of Leyte in the administrative region of Eastern Visayas. During World War II, the bay was part of a large United States Navy base, the Leyte-Samar Naval...
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    Tubabao (category Islands of Eastern Samar)
    to the town centre. During World War II, the island was part of Leyte-Samar Naval Base, which was utilized by the U.S. Navy. Tubabao was used by the International...
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    The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine...
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    Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte and Leyte Gulf, and includes several islands in the Samar Sea. Samar is connected to the island of Leyte via the San...
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  • Thumbnail for Salcedo, Eastern Samar
    During World War II the Salcedo was part of a large US Navy base Leyte-Samar Naval Base from 1944 to 1946. In 1959, the sitio of Balud was converted...
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    to Naval Base Eniwetok, Naval Base Ulithi and then Leyte-Samar Naval Base. At the end of the war the USS Arco (ARD-29) transferred from Naval Base Okinawa...
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    Saipan Naval Base Okinawa Naval Base Amsterdam Island on Amsterdam Island, West Papua, PT Boat Base Leyte-Samar Naval Base 60th CB Naval Base Guadalcanal...
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    Naval Base Subic Bay (Olongapo Naval Station) closed 1992, now Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone Leyte-Samar Naval Base (1944–1947) Naval Base...
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    and US Pacific Fleet Commanders The Battle of Leyte Gulf, generally considered to be the largest naval combat in history, was fought 24–25 October 1944...
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  • Seaplane Base is a former World War II seaplane base on Jinamoc Island, San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippines, part of the Leyte-Samar Naval Base. Construction...
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    Guiuan (redirect from Guiuan, Eastern Samar)
    province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. It constitutes the southeastern extremity of Samar Island and some adjacent islands, surrounded by Leyte Gulf and the...
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    Manicani Island (category Islands of Eastern Samar)
    War II, the US Navy transformed Manicani into a major naval repair facility, Leyte-Samar Naval Base. It was built to carry out maintenance and repairs to...
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    During World War II the Tolosa was part of a large US Navy base Leyte-Samar Naval Base. About 4 decades ago, Tolosa suffered its worst environmental...
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  • Leyte Gulf was taken first and base construction started on October 20, 1944. Leyte-Samar Naval Base was made of base on both the island of Leyte and...
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    Asiatic-Pacific Theater and serviced ships at Guadalcanal, Ulithi, and Leyte-Samar Naval Base. After the war, floating dry dock ARD-18 was sent to Norfolk Shipbuilding...
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  • Thumbnail for Battle of Leyte
    The Battle of Leyte (Filipino: Labanan sa Leyte; Waray: Gubat ha Leyte; Japanese: レイテの戦い) in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious invasion...
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    Leyte-Samar Naval Base including shore installations and air bases; Subic Bay, Northwest Shore Naval Base, Zambales Province, and the existing Naval reservation...
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    sent to Gamadodo Center, Naval Base Milne Bay at Milne Bay, New Guinea; Australia in 1944; and Leyte-Samar Naval Base at Leyte, Philippine Islands, 1945...
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    Naval Base Subic Bay was a major ship-repair, supply, and rest and recreation facility of the Spanish Navy and subsequently the United States Navy located...
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    Seaplane base for the U.S. Navy by Seabees of the 88th Naval Construction Battalion at Leyte-Samar Naval Base Ca during World War II. USAF units based here...
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    together with the islands of Samar and Leyte, were constituted into a separate province in 1735. Later when Samar and Leyte were split into two provinces...
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    Tacloban was officially proclaimed a municipality in 1770s. In 1768, Leyte and Samar were separated into two provinces, each constituting a politico-military...
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    USS Artisan (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
    1945, when she received orders to move forward to the big base, Leyte-Samar Naval Base, at Leyte Gulf in the Philippines. ABSD-1 was disassembled for towing...
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