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).
Zc757
Zc757. That is the area of the Rivera Wharf in 1926; 5 submarines are in a nest alongside the wharf. It seems in the woods are the officer quarters. The tower building may be the Olongapo Port Control Place. The Kalaklan Ridge in back is recognizable; maybe the cemetery is still small. This picture was sent to me by my shipmate Chuck Thompson. These last 4 pictures can be downloaded with a higher resolution from this Flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/44567569@N00/albums/72157647790469238
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Zc756
Zc756. A submarine is pulling out of the Olongapo Port, the Olongapo Navy Yard/ Naval Station in 1926. The profile of structures along the beach has changed several times since then. However the peaks of the hills in back still look the same. In this picture the shore line is the Olongapo Town in 1926, after WWII the town was moved inland across the drainage canal and the shoreline became Subic Bay Naval Station (NAVSTA). In 1992 the Philippines returned the favor, we left and that area is now the tourist, hotel, restaurant and entertainment area of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ). This picture was sent to me by my shipmate Chuck Thompson
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Zc750
Zc750. This image is the 3rd of 6 from the USS John D. Ford DD-228 and the original description said that the crew is on the Subic Bay Rifle Range in 1937. It is the first time I seen them and they were sent to me by Bert Caloud. Gunners Mates instructing the sailors on the firing line.
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Zc748
Zc748. This image is the 1st of 6 from the USS John D. Ford DD-228 and the original description said that the crew is on the Subic Bay Rifle Range in 1937. It is the first time I seen them and they were sent to me by Bert Caloud. The targets look like those at a real rifle range but I see no hills.
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Zc753
Zc753. This image is the 6th of 6 from the USS John D. Ford DD-228 and the original description said that the crew is on the Subic Bay Rifle Range in 1937. It is the first time I seen them and they were sent to me by Bert Caloud. It looks like that the DD Sailors are set-up in tents; maybe this was a field exercise for the ships landing party. And I see hills and the Maquinaya area was used for that purpose.
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Zc745
Zc745. This is a Seabee camp (Naval Construction Battalion, NCB) in the Matain River Valley in 1945. This is where barangay (village) San Isidro is located now; it belongs to the Subic Municipality. Along that ridge runs now the “Go Vic Subic Diversion Road”. In the Subic Bay area were at least three NCBs busy during that time, NCB-102, NCB-11 and NCB-133. This picture came from one of those NCB web pages.
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Zc744
Zc744. Propaganda Leaflets dropped over Subic Bay in 1944 or 45. I can make out three landmarks, at left is Camaya Point of the former Naval Magazine, Grande Island (ex Fort Wint) is in the mouth of Subic Bay, and the right valley is the former Agusuhin Village, Marine Corps Green Beach and now the Hanjin Shipyard. This picture could have been shot from above the area between Maquinaya and the present White Rock Resort.
This image came from the State Library of South Australia where WWII intelligence images are stored and it is credited to Mr. Nicholas Kerr. I present this picture again for better source and credit information.