List of PT boat bases explained
This is a list of PT boat bases used by the US Navy during World War II.
United States
- Melville, Rhode Island - PT Training Center
- New York, New York - Commissioning Detail
- New Orleans, Louisiana - Commissioning Detail
- Miami, Florida - Operational Shakedown
- New Orleans, Louisiana - Ferrying Command
- Seattle, Washington - Ferrying Command
- ST Augustine, FL - Base of some sort where Conch House is now.
Rear Pacific Area
- Pearl Harbor PT Boat Base, Hawaii - Main Naval base
- Tutuila, Samoa - Base 7
- Palmyra Island - Advanced Base
- Funafuti, Ellice Islands - Advanced base
- Naval Base Noumea, Nouméa, New Caledonia - Staging base
- Taboga, Panama - Training Base
Philippines
- Cavite, Luzon - Main Base
- Liloan, Panaon Island - Advanced Base
- San Pedro bay, Leyte - Advanced Base 5
- Mangarin Bay, Mindoro - Advance Base
- Ormoc, Leyte - Advanced Base
- Lingayen Gulf - Advanced Base 6
- Bobon Point, Samar - Base 17 Subic Bay - Advanced Base
- Palawan - Advanced Base
- Zamboanga, Mindanao - Advanced Base
- Basilan - Base 16
- Iloilo City, Panay - Advanced Base
- Malamaui Island - Advanced Base
- Polloc Harbor - Advanced Base
- Sarangani Bay - Advanced Base
- Malalag Bay - Advanced Base
- Santiago Cove - Fueling Stop
Solomon Islands
- Espiritu Santo Naval Base, New Hebrides - Bases 1,2,3,15
- Tulagi - Bases 1,2,8
- Rendova - Base 11
- Lever Harbor, New Georgia - Advanced Base
- Vella Lavella - Advanced Base
- Treasury Island - Base 9
- Cape Torokina, Bougainville - Base 9
- Green Island - Base 7
- Homestead Lagoon, Emirau - Base 16
Aleutian Islands
Australia, Papua New Guinea & Dutch New Guinea
- Cairns, Australia - Base 4
- Kana Kopa, Milne Bay - Base 4, 6
- Ladava, Milne Bay - Base 4
- Tufi - Advanced Base
- Morobe River - Advanced Base
- Thursday Island - Base 10
- Darwin, Australia - Base 10
- Naval Base Woodlark Island, Woodlark Island - Advanced Base
- Fergusson Island - Advanced Base
- Buna Roads - Advanced Base
- Kiriwina Island - Advanced Base
- Dreger Harbor - Advanced Base
- Saidor - Advanced Base
- Seeadler Harbor - Advanced Base
- Rein Bay, New Britain - Advanced Base
- Talasea, New Britain - Advanced Base
- Aitape - Advanced base
- Hollandia - Advanced Base
- Mios Woendi - Base 21
- Wakde - Advanced Base
- Amsterdam Island - Advanced base 3
- LST-201 - Base 14
- Morotai - Advanced Base 4
Borneo
- Tarakan - Advanced Base
- Tawai Tawi - Advanced Base
- Brunel Bay - Advanced Base
- Balikpapan - Advanced Base
Japan
- Teguchi Harbor - Base 24, 25
Mediterranean
- Bone, Algeria - Advanced Base
- Bizerte, Tunisia - Base 12
- Palermo, Sicily - Advanced Base
- Capri, Italy - Advanced Base
- Maddalena, Sardinia - Advanced Base
- Bastia, Corsica - Advanced Base
- Calvi, Corsica - Advanced Base
- St. Maxime, France - Advanced Base
- Gulf Juan, France - Advanced Base
- Leghorn, Italy - Advanced Base
Atlantic
- Dartmouth, England - Advanced Base
- Portland, England - Main Base
- Cherbourg, France - Advanced Base
- Roseneath, Scotland - Transfer Point
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