Olongapo, Naval Reservation – Page 40

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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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An aerial view of the motor pool and adjacent trailer park.Zc813. This is a view of the U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Archives. I bet most old hands will not know where this was! Left is the Subic Bay Naval Station Chief Petty Officer (CPO) barracks. In the middle was a Seabee camp housed in mobile trailers. They were here only a few years but in the 90s the HQ and Quarterdeck area was still there. The next picture will help you in your orientation.

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An aerial view of a building across from a park, top. A view of the U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Achives. That was the US Post Office and behind it is the Mini Golf Course. The vehicles on the bottom were MWR (Moral-Welfare & Recreation) vehicles for rent. There was a building but it collapsed from the Mt. Pinatubo ash and was never rebuild.

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A view of Building 1026, left, and Building 1022 and Building 1027.This is a view of the U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Archives. The view is from above the former Naval Supply Depot towards the empty wet land across the former MWR Skeet Shooting Place.

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An aerial view of the buildings near the pier where a cargo ship is docked after being unloaded. This is a view of the U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Archives. The view is from above the former Naval Supply Depot towards the Boton Valley across the Fueling Pier.

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Zc800. A comparable view of the former “Officer Country” in the U. S. Naval Station Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Achieves, as it looks now from Google Earth in 2018. We see the ex Bachelor Officer Quarters (BOQ), it became the Legenda Hotel which went out of business but has a new investor now. The ex Officer Club became the Oriental Paradise Casino and was renovated at least twice. The El Centro Convention Center went out of business and this area does not look good right now. The Legenda Investment added all these buildings over the infamous tennis court (somewhere here) where the U.S. and Allied POWs were kept by the Japanese after the sinking of the Hell Ship Oryoku Maru. The ex Officer Boat landing became the boat terminal to the Grande Island Resort. Photo is from Google Earth.

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Zc798. A comparable view of the former U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Achieves, as it looks now from Google Earth in 2018. U.S. War Ships and Naval Auxiliaries still visit Subic Bay and moor to the Alava Wharf. Look across the harbor and you see one more fuel pier has been added and many more large fuel tanks. We also see the auctioneer businesses, the ex Navy Coaling Pier, now the Magellan Hotel and Restaurant Place. Photo is from Google Earth.

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An aerial deck view, looking from bow to stern, of the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63) docked in the harbor with the guided missile cruiser USS STERETT (CG-31), the destroyer USS INGERSOLL (DD-990), and the oilers USNS MISPILLION (T-AO-105) and USNS NAVASOTA (T-AO-106) docked at its stern. The destroyer USS O’BRIEN (DD-975) and the guided missile cruiser USS HALSEY (CG-23) are docked at the left.

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Zc804. A comparable view of the former Main Gate area in the U. S. Naval Station Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Achieves, as it looks now from Google Earth in 2018. Photo is from Google Earth.

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An aerial view which includes part of the Naval Base, Subic Bay, the city of Olongapo, bottom right, and the bridge that is built over the canal to join the two communities.

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Zc802. A comparable view of the former Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Club and the Enlisted Men (EM) Club in the U. S. Naval Station Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Achieves, as it looks now from Google Earth in 2018. The CPO club became the Golden Dragon Restaurant. The EM Club was used for Bingo a few years only and is practically abandoned, I had some beer and grilled cheese sandwiches here in 1962. That barracks became a casino and a Chinese restaurant. The CPO Barracks are on top of this picture. Photo is from Google Earth.