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Naval Base Lingayen

January 01, 1970

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 Manila and the rest of Luzon Island and then at Okinawa. Lingayen Gulf offered excellent fleet anchorage.[1]

Naval Base Lingayen
Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines
Lingayen Gulf with landing spots January 1945
Coordinates16°17′N 120°12′E / 16.283°N 120.200°E / 16.283; 120.200
TypeNaval base
Site information
Operator United States Navy
Site history
Built1945 (1945)
Seabees unloading ships at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon in January 1945
LST-917 and other LST ships unloading at Lingayen Gulf January 1945
Lingayen Gulf January 1945 with beach runway, Lingayen Airfield
Navy Seabee bulldozer working on the invasion of Lingayen Gulf
Map 1945 with China, Japan, and the Philippines, with South Pacific War sites

History edit

US Navy Seabee pontoon battalion landed with the troops at Lingayen on January 9, 1945. The Seabee task was building pontoon piers out into 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.[2][3] Seabee built a Naval Base Headquarters at the city of San Fernando on the north east side of Lingayen Gulf. A supply depot was built at Lingayen, US Navy Advance Base 6. The US Army had its Headquarters at San Fernando also, called Base M. The Army had a number of camps around Lingayen Gulf.[4][5][6]

Bases and facilities edit

  • San Fernando, La Union Naval section base, Harbor HQ, Base HQ
    • Radar station
    • Naval hospital
    • Fleet anchorage
    • Fleet Post office 3960 SF
    • Boat pool (to get to ships and other Lingayen Gulf facilities)
    • Look out tower
    • Base camp


Lingayen Gulf:

PT Boat Sual Bay edit

A large PT boat Base was built at Sual Bay's port of Sual at Sual at 16°04′41″N 120°06′07″E / 16.078°N 120.102°E / 16.078; 120.102. Motor torpedo boat tender USS Wachapreague (AGP-8) help keep the boat supplied and running.

Airfields edit

Seaplane Base Lingayen edit

Seaplane base was built in Cabalitan Bay at Cabalitan Island at 16°06′40″N 120°07′12″E / 16.111°N 120.120°E / 16.111; 120.120 The seaplane were served by the seaplane tenders: USS Barataria (AVP-33) and USS Currituck (AV-7). Later the Seaplane base was moved to Sual Bay. The US Navy's VPB-71, Patrol Bombing Squadron 71, operated Consolidated PBY Catalina type PBY-5A, called "Black Cat" out of the seaplane bases. On February 28, 1945, VP-28 arrived operating Martin PBM Mariners. The Black Cat and Martin PBM, did antisubmarine patrols and attacked Empire of Japan shipping in the South China Sea. The USS Tangier (AV-8) took over the seaplane tender duties on March 13. US Navy Seabees built seaplane ramps and bases both at Sual Bay and Cabalitan Island.[8]

Seabee units edit

Main article: Seabees in World War II
  • 115th Construction Battalion[9]
  • 102nd Construction Battalion[10]
  • 1st Special Naval Construction Battalion, Sept. 1945 only[11]
  • Naval Construction Maintenance Unit 606 [12]
  • Seabee Pontoon battalion
 
World War II Memorial Ground Site, Town Park & Capitol Grounds (Lingayen, Pangasinan).

Loses edit

Main articles: Invasion of Lingayen Gulf and Bataan Death March

The invasion of Lingayen Gulf was costly for the US Navy, from December 14, 1944, to January 13, 1945, 24 ships were sunk and 67 were damaged by kamikaze attack planes. In the attacks, 746 seamen were killed and 1,365 wounded. Most of the ships were with the United States Third Fleet and United States Seventh Fleet, Task Group 77.2. Many of the ships had come from Naval Base Ulithi staging.[13] A few ships were damaged in Lingayen Gulf by small maru-ni boats, that had depth charges. LST-925 and LST-1028 were damaged by a maru-ni boats (US calling them torpedo boats at the time) from Sual. The USS Philip (DD-498), USS Robinson (DD-562) and USS Leutze were able to stop maru-ni boats before they attacked, 45 maru-ni boats were lost in total.[14][15]

Japan landed and took Lingayen on December 22, 1941. US and Filipino Troops at Lingayen, retreated to Bataan, most becoming prisoners of war and part of the Bataan Death March inApril 1942.[16]

Post war edit

With two large Naval Bases on Luzon: Naval Base Manila and Naval Base Subic Bay, Naval Base Lingayen was closed after the war.

Gallery edit

See also edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battle of the Philippines (1941–42).

External links edit

  • youtube Seabees of World War II
  • youtube Lingayen

References edit

  1. ^ Lingayen Gulfpacificwrecks.com
  2. ^ Seabee News Issue 60, 20 Feb. 1945
  3. ^ US Army Philippines
  4. ^ US Navy Bases, San Fernando
  5. ^ Lingayen beachpacificwrecks.com
  6. ^ HyperWar: Beans, Bullet and Black Oil, Chapter 22
  7. ^ US Army, Red Ball Express, by Major James B. Deerin, Q.M.C.
  8. ^ US Navy USS Barataria
  9. ^ Seabees 115th Battalion World War II Memory Book NCB 115
  10. ^ US Navy 102nd Construction Battalion
  11. ^ US Navy 1st Special Naval Construction Battalion
  12. ^ Naval Construction Maintenance Unit 606
  13. ^ Smith, Robert Ross (1993). (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Army. pp. 60, 62, 66. ISBN 978-1-4102-2495-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  14. ^ JAPANESE EXPLOSIVE MOTORBOATS Iweaponsandwarfare.com
  15. ^ JAPANESE EXPLOSIVE MOTORBOATS IIweaponsandwarfare.com
  16. ^ William L. O'Neill, A Democracy at War: America's Fight at Home and Abroad in World War II, p 115 ISBN 0-02-923678-9
  17. ^ Veterans Memorial Park Lingayen
  18. ^ 3" Naval Gunpacificwrecks.com
  19. ^ Twin 40mm Anti-aircraft gunpacificwrecks.com

January 01, 1970
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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 Manila and the rest of Luzon Island and then at Okinawa Lingayen Gulf offered excellent fleet anchorage 1 Naval Base LingayenLingayen Gulf Luzon PhilippinesLingayen Gulf with landing spots January 1945Coordinates16 17 N 120 12 E 16 283 N 120 200 E 16 283 120 200TypeNaval baseSite informationOperator United States NavySite historyBuilt1945 1945 Seabees unloading ships at Lingayen Gulf Luzon in January 1945 LST 917 and other LST ships unloading at Lingayen Gulf January 1945 Lingayen Gulf January 1945 with beach runway Lingayen Airfield Navy Seabee bulldozer working on the invasion of Lingayen Gulf Map 1945 with China Japan and the Philippines with South Pacific War sites Contents 1 History 2 Bases and facilities 3 PT Boat Sual Bay 4 Airfields 4 1 Seaplane Base Lingayen 5 Seabee units 6 Loses 7 Post war 8 Gallery 9 See also 10 External links 11 ReferencesHistory editUS Navy Seabee pontoon battalion landed with the troops at Lingayen on January 9 1945 The Seabee task was building pontoon piers out into 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 2 3 Seabee built a Naval Base Headquarters at the city of San Fernando on the north east side of Lingayen Gulf A supply depot was built at Lingayen US Navy Advance Base 6 The US Army had its Headquarters at San Fernando also called Base M The Army had a number of camps around Lingayen Gulf 4 5 6 Bases and facilities editSan Fernando La Union Naval section base Harbor HQ Base HQ Radar station Naval hospital Fleet anchorage Fleet Post office 3960 SF Boat pool to get to ships and other Lingayen Gulf facilities Look out tower Base camp Lingayen Gulf Pier Supply depot Army and Navy 7 Seabee Camp Seabee depot Seabee sawmill Coral quarry Camp barracks and mess hall Power plant Ammunition depot Aviation gasoline Tank farm USS Quapaw ATF 110 tug USS Piedmont AD 17 destroyer tender USS Agawam AOG 6 Gas tanker USS Severn AO 61 Fleet oiler USS Thuban AKA 19 Stores ShipPT Boat Sual Bay editA large PT boat Base was built at Sual Bay s port of Sual at Sual at 16 04 41 N 120 06 07 E 16 078 N 120 102 E 16 078 120 102 Motor torpedo boat tender USS Wachapreague AGP 8 help keep the boat supplied and running Airfields editLingayen Airfield at the Lingayen beach 6th Army now Lingayen Airport San Fernando Airfield near Naval Base Headquarters at San Fernando now San Fernando Airport Mangaldan Airfield US Marines near Port of Lingayen abandoned after war Rosales Airfield inland Airfield now Rosales Airport Seaplane Base Lingayen edit Seaplane base was built in Cabalitan Bay at Cabalitan Island at 16 06 40 N 120 07 12 E 16 111 N 120 120 E 16 111 120 120 The seaplane were served by the seaplane tenders USS Barataria AVP 33 and USS Currituck AV 7 Later the Seaplane base was moved to Sual Bay The US Navy s VPB 71 Patrol Bombing Squadron 71 operated Consolidated PBY Catalina type PBY 5A called Black Cat out of the seaplane bases On February 28 1945 VP 28 arrived operating Martin PBM Mariners The Black Cat and Martin PBM did antisubmarine patrols and attacked Empire of Japan shipping in the South China Sea The USS Tangier AV 8 took over the seaplane tender duties on March 13 US Navy Seabees built seaplane ramps and bases both at Sual Bay and Cabalitan Island 8 Seabee units editMain article Seabees in World War II 115th Construction Battalion 9 102nd Construction Battalion 10 1st Special Naval Construction Battalion Sept 1945 only 11 Naval Construction Maintenance Unit 606 12 Seabee Pontoon battalion nbsp World War II Memorial Ground Site Town Park amp Capitol Grounds Lingayen Pangasinan Loses editMain articles Invasion of Lingayen Gulf and Bataan Death March The invasion of Lingayen Gulf was costly for the US Navy from December 14 1944 to January 13 1945 24 ships were sunk and 67 were damaged by kamikaze attack planes In the attacks 746 seamen were killed and 1 365 wounded Most of the ships were with the United States Third Fleet and United States Seventh Fleet Task Group 77 2 Many of the ships had come from Naval Base Ulithi staging 13 A few ships were damaged in Lingayen Gulf by small maru ni boats that had depth charges LST 925 and LST 1028 were damaged by a maru ni boats US calling them torpedo boats at the time from Sual The USS Philip DD 498 USS Robinson DD 562 and USS Leutze were able to stop maru ni boats before they attacked 45 maru ni boats were lost in total 14 15 Japan landed and took Lingayen on December 22 1941 US and Filipino Troops at Lingayen retreated to Bataan most becoming prisoners of war and part of the Bataan Death March inApril 1942 16 Post war editWith two large Naval Bases on Luzon Naval Base Manila and Naval Base Subic Bay Naval Base Lingayen was closed after the war Veterans Memorial Park is a park in the city of Lingayen Pangasinan at 16 02 02 N 120 13 52 E 16 034 N 120 231 E 16 034 120 231 17 3 Naval Gun and a Twin 40mm Anti aircraft gun are displayed at Lingayen Capital Compound at 16 01 59 N 120 13 52 E 16 033 N 120 231 E 16 033 120 231 18 19 San Fernando La Union World War 2 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at 16 35 48 N 120 19 07 E 16 596677 N 120 318643 E 16 596677 120 318643 Gallery edit nbsp Monument to the Unknown Soldier San Fernando La Union nbsp Monument to the Unknown Soldier San Fernando La Union nbsp Map Lingayen nbsp Map San Fernando La Union nbsp San Fernando La Union in 1940 nbsp Wallace Air Station Philippines nbsp Wallace Air Station nbsp Bacsil Ridge historical marker nbsp San Fernando La Union Harbor map nbsp US Coast Guard landing barges at Lingayen Gulf nbsp USS Sarasota at Lingayen Gulf in 1945 png nbsp Map Lingayen Gulf nbsp Kamikaze attacks USS Columbia CL 56 in Lingayen Gulf on 6 January 1945 nbsp USS Louisville CA 28 is hit by a kamikaze in Lingayen Gulf on 6 January 1945 nbsp USS Pennsylvania BB 38 leading USS Colorado BB 45 and USS Louisville CA 28 to Lingayen nbsp USS Ommaney Bay attacked by kamikaze 3 January 1945 nbsp Map Lingayen landing 1945See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battle of the Philippines 1941 42 US Naval Base Philippines Wallace Air Station at San Fernando La Union Battle of Luzon US Naval Advance Bases Naval Base Milne Bay Naval Base BrisbaneExternal links edityoutube Seabees of World War II youtube LingayenReferences edit Lingayen Gulfpacificwrecks com Seabee News Issue 60 20 Feb 1945 US Army Philippines US Navy Bases San Fernando Lingayen beachpacificwrecks com HyperWar Beans Bullet and Black Oil Chapter 22 US Army Red Ball Express by Major James B Deerin Q M C US Navy USS Barataria Seabees 115th Battalion World War II Memory Book NCB 115 US Navy 102nd Construction Battalion US Navy 1st Special Naval Construction Battalion Naval Construction Maintenance Unit 606 Smith Robert Ross 1993 Triumph in the Philippines PDF Washington D C United States Army pp 60 62 66 ISBN 978 1 4102 2495 8 Archived from the original PDF on 24 December 2016 Retrieved 29 May 2011 JAPANESE EXPLOSIVE MOTORBOATS Iweaponsandwarfare com JAPANESE EXPLOSIVE MOTORBOATS IIweaponsandwarfare com William L O Neill A Democracy at War America s Fight at Home and Abroad in World War II p 115 ISBN 0 02 923678 9 Veterans Memorial Park Lingayen 3 Naval Gunpacificwrecks com Twin 40mm Anti aircraft gunpacificwrecks com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Naval Base Lingayen amp oldid 1214526716, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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