Subic Bay Freeport Zone – Page 51

Media Category: Subic Bay Freeport Zone

The former US Subic Bay Naval Base became the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Nov. 1992

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Zc766. One bridge is left in the former 1945 Submarine Base on the west side of Subic Bay. To my diver friends, that is Bill Loudermilk trekking along with me. This is a 2006 image, the date imprint on the image is wrong.

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Zc765. In 2006 I almost made the same shot as the last 1945 picture, at right one can see a couple of buildings and a crane, the Hanjin Shipyard is being created.

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Zc713. This is one other Navy volunteer dismantling the 10 Inch disappearing guns of Battery Warwick on Grande Island in Subic Bay in Feb. 1968. The mountains in back are the Redondo Peninsular forming the west side barrier of Subic Bay.

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Zc718. This is one of the 10 Inch disappearing guns at the Washington State Park, the former Ft. Casey, and the guns came from Subic Bay, from Grande Island, the former Fort Wint. The Washington State Park Service was celebrating the 50th Anniversary of receiving those guns in May this year.

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Zc716. We are standing at the gun-loading-deck next to the well of Gun No.1, Warwick 10 Inch battery. Charlie Moser is telling Mr. David Du. About how the guns were dismantled. Mr. David Du and his son were very much interested in the history of the island and wish to work a historical theme in the future resort operation.

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Zc715. This is the rear of Battery Warwick on the 20th July 2018; to the right is the position of No. 1 Gun of the battery.

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Zc701. This is Grande Island, the former Fort Wint, in its heyday as a Navy Recreation Center. A battle ship and an amphibious ship are passing each other in and out of Subic Bay. On the island, left side and up is Battery Warwick, the two 10 Inch guns have been removed already at this time.

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Zc674. ID: DNST9300664. Racks of ordnance line the pier beside the cargo ship BUYER (T-AK-2033) prior to being loaded aboard the vessel. Ordnance and equipment is being removed from the area as the U.S. Navy prepares to close the station and relinquish it to the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority. Location: NAVAL STATION, SUBIC BAY
Date Shot: 14 AUG 1992 Camera Operator: PH1 R. WILCOX

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Zc666. ID: DNSN8401440. A port bow view of the Spruance class destroyer USS CUSHING (DD 985) leaving US Naval Facility Subic Bay
Date Shot: 01 JUN 1982 Camera Operator: UNKNOWN

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Zc550. DVIC. ID: DNST9301131. CAPT Bruce Wood, commanding officer of NAS, Cubi Point, presents one of the station`s original commissioning plaques to Richard Gordon, mayor of Olongapo , during the Station`s close-out ceremony. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority will be assuming control of the facility.
Date Shot: 30 OCT 1992 Camera Operator: UNKNOWN