Naval Station Pascual Ledesma Cavite Naval Base - Naval Installations Command Base Naval de Cavite-Guarnición Naval Fortaleza de San Felipe Estacion Naval "Comodoro Pascual Ledesma" Comando Naval de Instalaciones y Dependencias Terrestres | |
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Fort San Felipe, San Roque, Cavite City in the Philippines | |
Coordinates | 14°28′54″N 120°54′58″E / 14.48167°N 120.91611°E |
Type | Naval base |
Area | 9 hectares (22 acres) |
Site information | |
Owner | Armed Forces of the Philippines |
Controlled by | Philippine Navy |
Open to the public | No |
Condition | Active |
Site history | |
Built | late 16th century |
Built by | Spanish East Indies |
In use | Spanish shipyard: late 16th century – early 19th century Spanish naval station: early 19th century – 1898 U.S. Naval facility: 1898–1971 Philippine Naval facility: 1971–present |
Battles/wars | Battle of Manila Bay |
Events | Cavite Mutiny of 1872 |
Garrison information | |
Current commander | Cmdre. Romeo Santiago Nebres |
Garrison | Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Logistics Center |
Naval Station Pascual Ledesma, also known as Cavite Naval Base or Cavite Navy Yard, is a military installation of the Philippine Navy in Cavite City. In the 1940s and '50s, it was called Philippine Navy Operating Base. The 9-hectare (22-acre) naval base is located at the easternmost end of Cavite Point in the San Roque district (specifically Fort San Felipe) of the city. Via traffic lane, this naval establishment is next to the famous Samonte Park. It was the former extension of U.S. Naval Station Sangley Point (transferred to the Philippines in 1971) which is now Naval Station Heracleo Alano. In 2009, it was named after Cmdre. Pascual Ledesma (b. May 17, 1843 – d. June 6, 1917), a leader of the Philippine Revolution and the first Officer-In-Command of the Philippine Navy.