Subic Bay – Page 93 – 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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Ze781 (A14). The skid-way, the sliding wood tracks, to establish a USMC Coastal Defense Battery with two 6-inch guns on Kalaklan Ridge in Olongapo Naval Station, Subic Bay at about 1909-10. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze787 (A20). This is one of 3 images of Marines at work established a 6 Inch Gun Battery (2 guns) on Kalaklan Ridge for the defense of the Olongapo Naval Station, circa 1908-10. It looks like the Marines hauled the guns up by hand. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze786

Ze786 (A19). This is one of 3 images of Marines at work established a 6 Inch Gun Battery (2 guns) on Kalaklan Ridge for the defense of the Olongapo Naval Station, circa 1908-10. It looks like the Marines hauled the guns up by hand. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze785

Ze785 (A18). This is one of 3 images of Marines at work established a 6 Inch Gun Battery (2 guns) on Kalaklan Ridge for the defense of the Olongapo Naval Station, circa 1908-10. Here Marines handle heavy logs at the mouth of the Kalaklan River. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze784

Ze784 (A17). The job is done, the U.S. Marine Corps established a 6 Inch Gun Battery (2 guns) on Kalaklan Ridge for the defense of the Olongapo Naval Station, circa 1908-10. This image and view confirm that the present Kalaklan Point was called Star Point, early last century.This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze783

Ze783 (A16). The job is done, the U.S. Marine Corps established a 6 Inch Gun Battery (2 guns) on Kalaklan Ridge for the defense of the Olongapo Naval Station, circa 1908-10.This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze777

Ze777. Wow! The Marines certainly are Can Do, they got those guns up there the hard way. This is the USMC 4.7 Inch Battery on top of Hell Hill at Macmany Point, across the channel from Grande Island in Subic Bay 1909. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze780

Ze780. Another images of the USMC 4.7 Inch Battery on top of Hell Hill at Macmany Point, across the channel from Grande Island in Subic Bay 1909. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze779

Ze779. This is a close-up image of one of the USMC 4.7 Inch Battery Guns on top of Hell Hill at Macmany Point, across the channel from Grande Island in Subic Bay 1909. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze778

Ze778. The Marine Guard, U.S.M.C., for the USMC 4.7 Inch Battery on top of Hell Hill at Macmany Point, across the channel from Grande Island in Subic Bay 1909. It looks like a pier was built to the valley next to Hell Hill and they probable built a small camp there. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.