Subic Beach on Calintaan Island in the San Bernardino Straits.
Subic Beach on Calintaan Island in the San Bernardino Strait, the big terrain map picture. To me this is living in history! Living here is a great adventure.
Capul Island served as a guidepost for the Acapulco-Manila galleon trade vessels passing through the treacherous waters of San Bernardino Strait. The name Capul came from the word Acapulco, in Mexico. Copied from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capul
Tom Jurika set up Gerald Chapman as a Coast Watcher Station around San Bernardino Strait. Gerald Chapman reported the massive Japanese Fleet sailing thru these straits on their way to the bottom of the Pacific at the Mariana Turkey Shoot. Read this story: http://corregidor.proboards.com/thread/1831/crossroads-history-crosshairs-enemy
Battle of Leyte Gulf: The “Center Force” under Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita—by far the most powerful of the attacking forces—would pass through the San Bernardino Strait into the Philippine Sea, turn southwards, and then also attack the landing area. He got turned back by some US Navy destroyers which fought to their death!