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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.
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.
Naval Air Station Bermuda closed 1995; U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay (Olongapo Naval Station) closed 1992, now Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone; Leyte-Samar Naval Base (1944–1947) Naval Base Fiji (1942–1945) Naval Base Noumea at Nouméa, New Caledonia, major staging base (1942–1956)
Naval Air Station Wildwood; Naval Air Technical Training Center Norman; ... Naval Base Noumea; Naval Base Peleliu; Naval Base Perth; Naval Base Port Moresby;
The French Navy will further reinforce its offshore patrol capabilities in New Caledonia by deploying a second vessel of the Félix Éboué-class (Jean Tranape) to the territory by 2025. [4] [5] One Engins de Débarquement Amphibie – Standards (EDA-S) landing craft is also to be delivered to naval forces based in New Caledonia by 2025. The ...
Funafuti, Ellice Islands – Advanced base; Naval Base Noumea, Nouméa, New Caledonia – Staging base; ... Espiritu Santo Naval Base, New Hebrides – Bases 1,2,3 ...
The Roger Williams arrived at Naval Base Noumea on 11 Nov. 1942. PT-111 and PT-112 were loaded aboard Tallulah for the trip to Noumea. [6] The boats PT-38, PT-46, PT-48 and PT-60 were shipped on the ships USS Lackawanna (AO-40) and Tappahannock departing on August 29, 1942, arriving at Noumea on September 19, 1942. [7]
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.