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Naval Base Noumea was a major United States Navy sea and air base at Nouméa, New Caledonia. Naval Base Noumea was built at Noumea Harbor. Noumea was picked for a naval base as it was beyond the range of Japanese land-based planes. Noumea is on the east side of the Coral Sea, 1,469 kilometres (913 mi; 793 nmi) from Brisbane, Australia.
The Battle of Vella Lavella (第二次ベララベラ海戦, Dainiji Berarabera kaisen) was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on the night of 6 October 1943, near the island of Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands.
During World War II, the United States Navy built Naval Base Noumea and Nouméa served as the headquarters of the United States military in the South Pacific.
This is a list of PT boat bases used by the US Navy during World War II. ... Naval Base Noumea, Nouméa, New Caledonia – Staging base; Taboga, Panama – Training Base;
Dumbéa Bay or Baie de la Dumbéa is a bay in southwestern New Caledonia.It lies to the northwest of Noumea.To the north is Gadji Bay.This bay has major historical importance related to the naval history of New Caledonia and the Pacific, especially during World War II for Naval Base Noumea.
Building the Navy's Bases in World War II: History of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and the Civil Engineer Corps, 1940–1946, Volumes I & II. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office. 1947 – via Naval History and Heritage Command. (via HyperWar) Rottman, Gordon L. (2008). U.S. Marine Corps WWII Order of Battle. Westport, CT ...
The Solomon Islands campaign was a major campaign of the Pacific War of World War II.The campaign began with Japanese landings and capture of several areas in the British Solomon Islands and Bougainville, in the Territory of New Guinea, during the first six months of 1942.
U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle: Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War, 1939–1945. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-31906-5. Rottman, Gordon L. (2004). US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1944-45. Osprey Press. Web. Melson, Charles D. (1996). Condition Red: Marine Defense Battalions in World War II (PDF). Marines in ...