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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).

Zg594, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945

Zg594, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945. ALAVA DOCK. The Alava Wharf is finished later it was made even longer and we called it Alava Extension Wharf. The supplies are moving and the last Japanese invaders will be neutralized!

Zg593, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945

Zg593, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945. ALAVA DOCK. Three ships are alongside! When completed it could tie up three Victory ships with ease. Over 2000 piles averaging 80′ in length, one and a half million board feet of heavy timber, 1790 kegs of boat spikes, went into its construction.

Zg592, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945

Zg592, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945. ALAVA DOCK. It was a Mommoth Job, the project started 23 July 1945, and it was one of our larger projects and work continued still in October.

Zg591, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945

Zg591, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945. ALAVA DOCK. The project provided for 1250′ of new pier 60′ and 40′ in width with two approach piers about 165′ long. A ship is alongside. The Army had added to the old Alava Wharf, concurrent with landing operations, built a 360′ x 31′ dock there; they had to […]

Zg590, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945

Zg590, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945. ALAVA DOCK. This picture shows the full length of the prewar seawall of the former Naval Station Olongapo. At the end of that wall, going inland about 100 yards was the location of the infamous tennis court where the Imperial Japanese kept the about 1200 POW survivors of the […]

Zg589, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945

Zg589, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945. ALAVA DOCK. The prewar Alava Wharf was just large enough to handle the S. S. President Hording. Note from Karl: On all Subic Bay Naval Base and SBFZ drawings all the piers are called “Wharfs”. During my Navy days, 1960-91 we just called them all “Piers”.

Zg588, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945

Zg588, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945. Top thriller of sports activity was the game at Manila’s Rizal Stadium. The Bears, billed by local papers as “the New Guinea Champs,” played the 38th Division All-Stars, newspapered as “the New Guinea Army Champs.” Both teams earned such titles in that Sunday afternoon game that was finally called […]

Zg587, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945

Zg587, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945. After our own theater was completed more shows come our way. Sponsored by Army Special Services the first of these were Cesar Velosco’s and the Skyroom shows. Acrobats, comedians, singers and good bonds were their features.

Zg586, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945

Zg586, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945. After our own theater was completed more shows come our way. Sponsored by Army Special Services the first of these were Cesar Velosco’s and the Skyroom shows. Acrobats, comedians, singers and good bonds were their features.

Zg585, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945

Zg585, NCB-115, Olongapo, Subic Bay 1945. Our theatre, Pride of the Outfit!