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, (SBFZ)
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Fleet Sailor’s Liberty Route, 11 April 2009 on ex NAVSTA Subic Bay.
Fleet Sailor’s Liberty Route 11 April 2009 on ex NAVSTA Subic Bay. I’m reposting this album, just for sentimental reasons. All these pictures were shot in 2009 and the comments were written too, then. I did add a few sentences here and there but indicated that the add-on was this year in 2023.
For this Karl’s webpage presentation 7 pictures were chosen. 21 images are available in these 3 venues, take your pick:
Uploaded as an Facebook album, 21 pics, and shared with: Raging Main, WESTPAC Sailor, US NAVFAC SB, Retired Sailor, I remember SB NAVSTA, click here
Uploaded 21 images to the Corregidor Forum, Maritime, US Navy, page 2, click here:
Uploaded to Photobucket, My Navy Days, My Navy in Subic Bay, click here:
The 7 photos:
Zg463. (-00). This was the Enlisted Men Boat Landing where I first stepped on land in the Philippines in 1962, as a 20 year old and BM3. After the first day I said to myself, I like this place.
Zg464. (-01). Liberty Route Map.
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.
Zg466. (-06). Turning left and go diagonal to the Library and Base Theatre.
Zg467. (-17). Reached Rizal Hwy, the gate is in sight. It is closed right now for vehicles- Easter activities outside the gate? Wimpy’s was there during our time! Sep. 2023 note: this is now a construction site to replace the Main Gate Bridge, which is now called Magsaysay Bridge.
Zg468. (-19). Across the bridge and looking up Magsaysay Dr. Left are those ex ‘Super Clubs’ which only seen me once in my 30 year career. Right was ‘Lot 21’ but now is a neat Mall and now in 2023 it is the SM Mall “Olongapo City Down Town”.
Zg469. (-20). Looking back across the ‘Drainage Canal’, notice the covered walkway. The condition of the river water has improved a little. For three years now the former Main Gate Bridge is under construction to be replaced. This note was written in Sep. 2023!
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A Day in Subic Bay w. a Friend, 23-09-08
A day with Bill Loudermilk in Subic Bay, 2023-09-08. We go back to Viet Nam at 1966 in Da Nang. Bill is back in Town, about 2 ½ month, we had a look around.
Uploaded 13 images into this Photobucket album, My Navy Days, My Ships-Units and Stations, click here,
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When the album opens, click on the first picture or the one you would like to view, then click the icon “i” and that will open the title and description of the image or images.
This K’s www presentation has 5 images
Zg475. (Images #00). Pictures #00 to #10 are of the former Subic Bay Naval Base SRF Diving Locker, we had decided to have a look. The Chamber was used to about 2004 and then no more. The Diving Locker has not been used since then. This area, around the Diving Locker has different security then the former SRF proper and the guard waved us thru.
Zg476. (Images #07). Pictures #00 to #10 are of the former Subic Bay Naval Base SRF Diving Locker, we had decided to have a look. The Chamber was used to about 2004 and then no more. The Diving Locker has not been used since then. This area, around the Diving Locker has different security then the former SRF proper and the guard waved us thru.
Zg477. (Picture #11) is of the former Cubi Point Air Station which is now the Subic Bay International Airport. It has no scheduled traffic and is occasional used by the US Military and other entities.
Zg478. (Picture #12) is the beach of the Camayan Beach Resort, just up from the former Camayan Munitions Wharf which is now the popular Ocean Adventure, a marine ocean park. At the Camayan Point we always did our explosive qualification activities. In back we see the historical island Grande Island, the former Fort Wint.
Zg479. (Image #13). Pictures #13 to #16 are from the very popular Maritime History Resort “Vasco”. It sits exactly on the site and pier of the early 1900 Coaling Station of the Subic Bay Naval base. The views are towards ex Naval Station, SRF, Lower MAU and the former US Naval Air Station Subic Bay,