Subic Bay – Page 130 – 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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Zc721. This is the 1st of 2 descriptions for the previous image No. Zc720. Olongapo Leatherneck Post in 1941, this is an International News Photo; descriptions are in the next image. I received this photo from my USMC friend Bert Caloud. This pictures show the Spanish Gate and the barracks on the North West side of the gate. The resident units may be assigned to Officers or NCOs. The Marines guarded the Olongapo Naval Station and the whole Subic Bay Naval Reservation.

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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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Zc712. This is the readable copy of the descriptions about the pictures of dismantling the 10 Inch disappearing guns of Battery Warwick on Grande Island in Subic Bay in Feb. 1968.

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Zc711. This is picture #1 in the Cubi Point Naval Air Station news paper The Afterburner about dismantling the 10 Inch disappearing guns of Battery Warwick on Grande Island in Subic Bay dated 1st of March 1968. Attached are the picture descriptions of the pictures in the news paper. The next picture is the readable copy of the descriptions.

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Zc719. My friend Charlie Moser was speaking at the 50th Anniversary of receiving the big guns at the former Ft. Casey on the 11th of May 2018. He helped dismantle those guns 50 years ago as a Navy volunteer in Subic Bay at the Battery Warwick, Grande Island, and the former Fort Wint. Photo credit-Richard Slater.

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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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Zc717. This is grand picture of Fort Casey and show the new home of the Big 10 Inch disappearing guns from Subic Bay. It was shot by a photographer for the Washington State Park Service, Bravo Zulu, and a great picture. This is truly a great new home for the Subic Guns.

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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.