Olongapo, Naval Reservation – Page 41

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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 chiefs’ club next to the enlisted men’s dining facility, upper right.

Zc795. 1920’s Olongapo AS-5 Sub Tender and 9 S-Boats. If you look close “air bedding” is the order of the day for the tender and a few boats. We did that also during my time, every so often, take your mattress and blankets and secure them over the railing or wherever and let them air out!

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Zc796. 1930’s Submarine SS 39 Olongapo and maybe 2 more boats inboard of her at what later became the beginning of the Alava Wharf.

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Zc784. USS Asheville SSN 756 visits Subic Bay 8th June 2013; one of 4 images, story and photo credit Philippine Daily Inquirer and Robert Gonzaga. This submarine has been a frequent visitor.

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Zc789. USS Chicago SSN 721 visits Subic Bay in 2015 this picture is from the AFP. I got it via the Manila Star news paper and it must have got shot from the stern of the USNS Mercy in 2015. Photo credit AFP.

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Zc771. This Diesel-Boat underwent a 2nd conversion and she was re-classified from a guided missile submarine to an amphibious transport submarine with hull classification symbol LPSS-574 on 30 August 1968. This picture came from this web page, click here!
http://www.ussgrayback574.com/pictures1.html

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Zc774. The USS Grayback was decommissioned for the second time on 15 January 1984 at Subic Bay Naval Station in the Republic of the Philippines. After decommissioning, Grayback was sunk as a target on 13 April 1986 in the South China Sea. This picture came from a Navy source.
But that is not the end of the special boats, just the Diesel Boats are gone; there are now a few nuclear boats converted for these missions.

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Zc773. This is a picture of the Subic Bay Ship Repair Facility, I was a diver there and I remember diving under and inside the submarines many times at that location. It feels like home, looking at this picture. This picture came from this URL, click here!
http://www.ussgrayback574.com/pictures1.html