Olongapo, Naval Reservation – Page 2

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Olongapo is the city outside the former US Naval Base and now outside of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

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Zf572. The Navy Yard in the former Naval Station of Olongapo in 1945. The picture is dated 3rd Feb. 1945; the picture was shared by Professor RICARDO T. JOSE. This is the heart of the former Navy Yard and it is totally destroyed.

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Zf575. This is the description of the previous image # Zf574, the Navy Yard in the former Naval Station of Olongapo in 1945.

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Zf574. The Navy Yard in the former Naval Station of Olongapo in 1945, dated 11th April 1945. Olongapo was liberated I on the 31st of Jan. 1945. The Seabees have been busy; A new pier has been built, perhaps some of the destroyed building were able to be salvaged and have new roofs now, It […]

Hanjin Shipyard in the Subic Bay area from Google Earth.

Zf546. Hanjin Shipyard in the Subic Bay area from Google Earth. Met an American worker today (20th Feb. 2022) in Barrio Barretto in Subic Bay. He told me this. He is setting up machinery and equipment in the former Hanjin Shipyard for something that involves the Military. He is on a 5 year contract here. […]

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Zf534. This is the SBFZ Main Gate Bridge being rebuilt. The project is going very, very slowly but this picture shows some progress. Those big pipes are new, perhaps for pouring concrete for the bridge pilings.

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Zf533. This is the concrete embankment wall along the National Highway to Zambales. It is just short of the entrance to the Baloy Long Beach. Recently someone painted graffiti on the wall about American Imperialism. It seems shortly thereafter, someone or the authorities painted over it and got rid of that foul graffiti. Thanks, great […]

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Zf530. This older pre WWII picture of the Olongapo Naval Yard I received earlier (but I don’t remember from who or where from) and it was mirror type reversed and I had to learn how to flip it. Thank you friend, whoever sent this image to me!

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Zf531. This SBFZ Rivera & Alava Wharf area picture is a screen shot from Google Earth, covering about the same area and a view with the same angle. A very interesting view of the area, pre war and post war, notice all the Olongapo residential homes which are gone now, off- Base or now off […]

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Zf351. – 211212 Mabiga to Subic Solar Farm Road 08. This is the beginning of the road cut starting from the Mabiga Road and Mabiga River Valley. It is coming up this way. In the middle of the image we see Mt Arayat in Pampanga, and left is Mt. Malasimbo near Dinalupihan Town in Bataan.

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Zf354. -211212 Mabiga to Subic Solar Farm Road 68a. This is an image of the Subic Solar Farm from their webpage. In this image we see Mt. Santa Rita, left and Mt. Malasimbo, right. This is the Surya Source Energy: web page, click here: