Subic Bay – Page 109 – Philippine-Sailor

Media Category: Subic Bay

This category encompass, the former Subic Bay Naval Base,-Naval Station,-Naval Air Station Cubi Point, the former Olongapo Naval Station,-the prewar Olongapo Town and the present Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) under the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).

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Ze354. The Subic Bay Naval Base power plant in 2019 and the greater area around it with descriptions by the numbers: 1= the old Naval Base Power Plant (not being used); 2= the new SBFZ Power Plant; 3= the horse stables (they were completely rebuilt); 4= an additional smaller fuel pier was built; 5= this was a hill and was used to build the new container port as fill and these new huge fuel tanks were built; 6= Toyota-the new car dealership (nearby, off camera, Ford and Chevrolet also have dealerships here; 7= the Mitsubishi car dealership; 8= New commercial development (just before the Base Negotiation the Navy started a new hospital and dropped it before the end of the negotiations); 9= a huge new commercial development (we only had wetland and a skeet shoot here); 10= our former Main NEX and Commissary building (it is a big Supermarket with a small department store section).

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Ze353. The Subic Bay Naval Base power plant in 2019, as far as I know it is not being operated now, a new one has been built. It seems most equipment is still there.

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Ze352. The Subic Bay Naval Base power plant in 1983, as far as I know it is not being operated now, a new one has been built. An aerial view of US Naval Facility power plant.

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Ze361 This is a Google Earth image of Subic Bay and Redondo Peninsular captured the greater area of the last USS Carl Vinson image entering Subic Bay in 1984.

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Ze360. I believe I captured the same area of the Redondo Peninsular as in the last picture of the USS Carl Vinson is arriving in Subic Bay 1984 (from Google Earth). In that area a new coal powered power plant was started but I understand it has been halted because it has been challenged in court.

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Ze359. USS Carl Vinson is arriving in Subic Bay 1984. A starboard quarter view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70) arriving in port with crew members manning the rail.

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Ze358. This is the 1st building of the 5 former Transient Personnel Unit (TPU) buildings; it is used now as a parking place.

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Ze357. The former Transient Personnel Unit (TPU), this picture shows only the last 4 buildings. The 2nd building is used by the Land Transportation Office and I register my car here every yew and renew my driver license. Other government offices use the other buildings.

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Ze348. The USS Midway CV-41 is entering Subic Bay in 1982 with the profile of the mountains behind Olongapo City. A starboard quarter view of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) entering Subic Bay assisted by two tugs.

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Ze347. This is the Cubic Point Naval Air Station Barracks and Administrative Facilities in 1982. The Leyte Wharf and area has become a grain port. The officer Club was used 1996 for the APEC Meeting and President Clinton was here. The Officer Beach is gone and is now a Container Port. The whole former base is now called the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) and is managed by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). The barracks rooms are rented out as apartments.