zaForum Images – Page 49 – Philippine-Sailor

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ZF498

Zf498. USS Belle Grove LSD-2 in Japan between 1962 and 1964. This was my first ship 1960 to 1964, the best one as far as memories go. I became a sailor on this ship. Notice the few portholes we had, they all went to berthing spaces and are for ventilation. When we went on a […]

Zf495

Zf495. USS NORTH CAROLINA BB-55 was launched June 13, 1941 She was the first major combatant ship without portholes in the hull. CURRENT LOCATION: west bank of Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina. Here is an interesting link from the National Park Service, click here:

Zf497

Zf497. This is a picture of the German Pocket Battleship Scheer. At about this same time on 1941 6 14 the INDIANAPOLIS IN STAR wrote about combat action with a German Pocket Battle. The researcher noted the rows of portholes in Nazi pocket battleship, the Admiral Scheer. The 3 German pocket battleships were built between […]

Zf496

Zf496. This date, 1941 6 12, the BEAVER CITY NB TIMES reports about the first battleship commissioned since 1923 at Brooklyn Navy Yard and that it was built without portholes. In their research, the wife of the person, subject of their book, had to go to New York to catch the Army Personnel Transport Ship, […]

Zf488

Zf488. Image 057 & 058 are of the only public beach in barangay Barretto called Driftwood Beach. It was closed most of this year 2021. During this Oct.-Dec. time frame it opened, so you see cars of visitors to the beach. The other picture shows part of the beach, Subic Bay, Grande Island and a […]

Zf494

Zf494. This is one of 5 pictures that show the remains of the U.S. Navy Pier at the barangay (village or barrio) Barretto in Olongapo City at the shore of Subic Bay. The picture numbers are 101, 103, 104, 105 & 107. The pier was built in 1945 when this area was called Maquinaya, from […]

Zf493

Zf493. Images 098, 099 & 100 were shot on the 11th Nov. 2021 and almost on time but I was about 41 minutes late. The Returned Services League Australia, Subic Bay Branch remembered the important date of world history, the end of WWI and the beginning of WWII. They held it in the back of […]

Zf492

Zf492. Images # 078, 079 & 081 are about a unique place, it is called: “CMC Double Suds Bar and Grill & Car Wash”. It is located at a grand beach area called Pundaquit which is part of San Antonio, Zambales where our San Miguel Communication Station used to be, now a Philippine Navy Training […]

Zf491

Zf491. Picture 073 is special to me for two reasons; these are massive pilings holding up a concrete deck. I believe that was where the 1945 Navy Supply Depot Pier connected to the shore. The other thing that fascinates me about this picture is that about a decade or so ago people were able to […]

Zf490

Zf490. 067. This picture is again a symbol of what is happening to many areas in Subic Bay and the Philippines. This is the entrance to barangay (barrio or village) Barretto, left is a new gas station, just opened. We see the bridge over Maquinaya River, this area, before WWII, now Barrio Barretto, was a […]