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Sual Bay PT Boat Base
file:LST-917 Lingayen Gulf January 1945.jpg, LST-917 and other Landing Ship, Tank, LST ships unloading at Lingayen Gulf January 1945 Naval Base Lingayen was a United States Navy base built during World War II at Lingayen Gulf on the northwestern Island of Luzon in the Philippines. The base was founded after the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf on January 9, 1945 at Lingayen city and the surrounding gulf. The Naval base was used to support the later operations at Battle of Manila (1945), Manila and the rest of Battle of Luzon, Luzon Island and then at Battle of Okinawa, Okinawa. Lingayen Gulf offered excellent fleet anchorage. History US Navy Seabee Pontoon bridge, pontoon battalion landed with the troops at Lingayen on January 9, 1945. The Seabee task was building pontoon piers out into the Lingayen Gulf so the massive about of supplies needed for the invasion could be unloaded quickly. Over 90% of the invasion supplies were unloaded on the pontoon piers. Seabee built a Naval Base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lingayen Gulf
The Lingayen Gulf is a large gulf on northwestern Luzon in the Philippines, stretching . It is framed by the provinces of Pangasinan and La Union and sits between the Zambales Mountains and the Cordillera Central. The Agno River and the Balili River drain into Lingayen Gulf. Geography The gulf has numerous islands, the most famous of which are in the Hundred Islands National Park. This tourist attraction features 123 islands, the majority of which are small in size. The largest island is Cabarruyan Island, which constitutes the municipality of Anda, Pangasinan, followed by Santiago Island at the mouth of the Gulf. The shore from Labrador to San Fabian is characterized by a long grey-sand beach. Other well-known beaches are at Bonuan-Tondaligan, Bolinao and San Fernando City. The waters of Lingayen Gulf are murky due to its sandy bottom. Coral reefs were all but destroyed by dynamite fishing, although efforts are made to restore some, especially inside the Hundred Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
