Leyte-Samar Naval Base

rdf:langString Leyte-Samar Naval Base

rdf:langString Leyte-Samar Naval Base

rdf:langString Leyte-Samar Naval Base

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rdf:langString Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines, in South East Asia

rdf:langString Abandoned 1947

rdf:langString at its peak June 1944

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rdf:langString Leyte-Samar Naval Base was a large United States Navy base in the Philippines on the Islands of Leyte and Samar. The Base was built during World War II to support the many naval ships fighting and patrolling in the South West Pacific theatre of war as part of the Pacific War. A number of naval facilities were built on the east coast of Leyte island starting October 20, 1944. The first base was built at between the city of Tacloban and Anibong Point, a mile north of the city. Headquarters for the Seventh Fleet was built at Tolosa, 10 miles south of Tacloban on Leyte. The bases were on the large San Pedro Bay in the Leyte Gulf which provided safe anchorage for many ships. Due to the lack of dry ground in Tacloban a second base was built on the east side of Leyte Gulf, on the south tip of Samar, on Calicoan Island and Tubabao Island. At Samar, a large Naval Depot was built to support the Pacific War. Samar was about 50 miles across the Leyte Gulf from Tacloban. All construction was done by the Navy's Seabees.