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Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three (MTBRon 3) was a United States Navy squadron based at Cavite, Philippines, from September 1941 to mid-April 1942. It was commanded by Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley and made up of six PT boat, motor torpedo boats: ''PT-31'', ''PT-32'', ''PT-33'', Motor Torpedo Boat PT-34, ''PT-34'', ''PT-35'', and Motor Torpedo Boat PT-41, ''PT-41'', the last as the squadron flagship. The other six boats of the squadron remained at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and were there when war broke out, eventually being shipped to the Solomons. History After the outbreak of World War II, hostilities between the United States and Japan on 7 December 1941, the squadron moved from Cavite to Sisiman Bay"Sisiman Cove" in Naval references of the time, but now geographically known a"Sisiman Bay"just to the east of Mariveles. on the Bataan, Bataan Peninsula with the requisitioned tug Trabajador (1931), ''Trabajador'' as tender, where it helped in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Base Manila
Map of Manila, Naval Base Manila is at Cavite in Manila Bay Naval Base Manila, Naval Air Base Manila was a major United States Navy base south of the City of Manila, on Luzon Island in the Philippines. Some of the bases dates back to 1898, the end of the Spanish–American War. Starting in 1938 civilian contractors were used to build new facilities in Manila to prepare for World War II. Work stopped on December 23, 1941, when Manila was declared not defendable against the Empire of Japan southward advance, which took over the city on January 2, 1942, after the US declared it an open city. US Navy construction and repair started in March 1945 with the taking of Manila in the costly Battle of Manila ending on March 2, 1945. Naval Base Manila supported the Pacific War and remained a major US Naval Advance Base until its closure in 1971. History The first US Navy bases were Spain's bases taken after the 1898 Battle of Manila. At the end of the Spanish–American War, Spain cede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
