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World War 2 base
Jinamoc Seaplane Base
Part of Leyte-Samar Naval Base
Jinamoc Island, San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippines
Coordinates11°16′10.2″N 125°04′25.0″E / 11.269500°N 125.073611°E / 11.269500; 125.073611
TypeMilitary Seaplane Base
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Navy
ConditionAbandoned
Site history
Built1944
Built bySeebees
In use1944–5

Jinamoc Seaplane Base is a former World War II seaplane base on Jinamoc Island, San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippines, part of the Leyte-Samar Naval Base. Construction commenced in December 1944 with grading for a seaplane ramp; a pontoon barge was then floated into position and submerged.

In May 1945 a more permanent 200-foot (61 m) steel and concrete ramp was constructed alongside 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of access roads constructed. Taxiways and hardstands were graded and surfaced. Facilities included 75 quonset huts, a 200-bed dispensary, a water supply and utilities. Jinamoc had already begun operation on 14 January 1945.

US Navy units based here included:

  • VP-25 6–25 February 1945
  • VP-33 1–16 March 1945
  • VP-43 June 1945 – June 1946
  • VPB-17 9 March-27 April 1945
  • VPB-20 8–26 February 1945

No. 42 Squadron RAAF maintained a detachment at Jinamoc from March to May 1945.

See also

References

  1. Building the Navy's Bases in World War II History of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and the Civil Engineer Corps 1940–1946. US Government Printing Office. 1947. p. 230.
  2. ^ Roberts, Michael D. (2000). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2. Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 160–2.
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