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Naval Base Sydney
Naval Base Sydney was a United States Navy base built during World War II at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The base was built with Australian civilian contractors. As the US Navy expanded in the Leapfrogging (strategy), Island hopping campaign, Naval Base Sydney expanded to include a Naval Base Hospital, repair base and other facilities. US Navy operations started in 1943 and ended after the war in 1945. History The base was built with Australian Allied Works Council civilian contractors and rent was paid for under the reverse Lend-Lease act. Work started in the summer of 1943. Rather than build a new ship docking facilities, the existing commercial port facilities were rented at Port Jackson in Sydney Harbour. Contractors built a ship repair base, supply depot, ammunition depot and camp for Troops. In Eric Tweedale Stadium, Granville Park, in the neighborhood Merrylands in Sydney, the Navy built a Naval Base Hospital that at its peak could service 500 Troops. When needed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Seventh Fleet
The Seventh Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy. It is headquartered at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the United States Pacific Fleet. At present, it is the largest of the Forward-basing, forward-deployed U.S. fleets, with 50 to 70 ships, 150 aircraft and 27,000 sailors and marines. Its principal responsibilities are to provide joint command in natural disaster or military operations and operational command of all U.S. naval forces in the region. History World War II The Seventh Fleet was formed on 15 March 1943 in Brisbane, Australia, during World War II, under the command of Admiral Arthur S. Carpender, Arthur S. "Chips" Carpender. It served in the South West Pacific Area (command), South West Pacific Area (SWPA) under General Douglas MacArthur. The Seventh Fleet commander also served as commander of Allies of World War II, Allied naval forces in the SWPA. Most of the ships of the Royal Australian Navy w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
