Navy – Philippine-Sailor

Category: Navy

P.I.-Sailor’s Navy Pages…….
The U.S. Navy was my vehicle to see many parts of the world and allowed me to be witness to world events…….
This picture shows the USS New Jersey (BB-62) and an amphibious ship passing each other near Grande Island in Subic Bay, 1963, into and from the Subic Bay Naval Base.

US Navy Diving in the Viet Nam tropics.

This is one of eight images of a salvage job of a WWII sunk ship on the left bank of the Danang River, down-town Danang in 1967. It was conducted by the Harbor Clearance Unit One (HCU-1). Our Naval Support Activity Danang Diving Barge and crew helped. The purpose was to clear this mooring site […]

US – Philippines: An Enduring Friendship

Screenshot from this video ——————————————————————————– US – Philippines: An Enduring Friendship A coffee table book and video; Capt. Dennis Wright USN Ret. Dennis Wright PRESIDENT PEREGRINE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL and his team of Assistants. Karl; Let me reciprocate. I have authored a hard cover, coffee table book, entitled US – Philippines: An Enduring Friendship. The 1st […]

Ex Subic Bay Naval Base & SBFZ Stories #1

Zg465. (-03). Waterfront Road, by my boat landing and in front of HQ Building # 229. In 1962 we were always anchored out! The new Hellships Memorial is just dead ahead, maybe 100 feet. A place for various stories of the former Subic Bay Naval Base which is now the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, […]

USS Belle Grove LSD-2, steaming and operations 1960 to 64.

Zg285. (-05). 1962 Nov. Caribbean, Cuba Crisis, the Flight-Deck is loaded. ———————————————————– This album with 14 pics is about steaming and operations of the USS Belle Grove LSD-2 1960 to 64. These are my pictures shot during my tour on the USS Belle Grove LSD-2 1960-64. We made two WESTPAC Cruises, made a special […]

Navy News 01

Zf873. USS Ronald Reagan arrives in Manila Bay 14th Oct.2022. ——————————————————– Navy news that got my attention ——————————————————— Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group arrives in Manila Zf873. USS Ronald Reagan arrives in Manila Bay 14th Oct.2022. Source, click here: ——————————————————– Z874. . US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan returns to Manila after 3 years Source, Click […]

The United States Navy and a Philippine Heritage

Zf841. Telesforo Trinidad was born on the island of Panay, entered the U.S. Navy Insular Force in 1910, and served through two world wars retiring in 1945. The USS San Diego (ACR-6) also served as command ship of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. ================================================ Zf829 The United States Navy and a Philippine Heritage An Essay […]

DO YOU STILL WANT TO JOIN THE NAVY?????????

DO YOU STILL WANT TO JOINT THE Navy????????? Zf815. 01 USS Benham DD-796 performs UNREP and transfer operations with a Carrier somewhere in the Pacific – Mid 1945. This is LIFE Magazine Archives – George Silk Photographer picture, captured from Peter DeForest’s Facebook page. LIFE Magazine Archives – George Silk Photographer ————————————————————————————— […]

Philippine Naval Operating Base Subic (NOB Subic)

Zf740. Maritime Fairtrade publication picture, the new NOB Subic receives its first ship. ———————————————————————— At the end of May and in June 2022 the first Philippine Navy ship tied up at this new Navy Base. Here are 2 out of 7 images and most of the text from the Maritime Faretrade publication, click here: […]

Navy Divers & Friends on Liberty in Subic Bay

Zf684. From left to right, Karl-Wilhelm Welteke, Alan Yu, Charlie Moser, Dan, Scott Simms & Bill Loudermilk. I retired in 1991 and stayed in Subic, Alan Yu served as a SKC on the USS Beaufort with Bill Loudermilk, when the USS Beaufort sunk in Subic. Charlie Moser, we served together in 3 commands, Dan […]

Historic Naval Images from Cavite

Zf568. This is an early last century U.S. Marine Corps Memorial in Cavite. This is all I know. Most likely it got established in memory of Marines who lost their lives, mostly (most likely) in the Philippine-American War 1899-1902. This picture was provided by a Marine (Ret) and friend, Bert Caloud. ————————————— This is an […]