Naval Base Manila | |
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Fort San Felipe, San Roque, Cavite City Near Cavite City in the Philippines | |
Coordinates | 14°28′54″N 120°54′58″E / 14.48167°N 120.91611°E |
Type | US Naval base |
Site information | |
Owner | United States Navy 1898–1970 |
Condition | Closed (now Philippine Naval Base) |
Site history | |
Built | late 16th century |
Built by | started 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 (1898) Philippines campaign (1941–1942) Battle of Manila (1945) |
Events | Cavite Mutiny of 1872 |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | United States Asiatic Fleet (1902–1907, 1910–1942) United States Seventh Fleet (1945–1970) Major bases: Naval Station Sangley Point Naval Base Cavite Mariveles Naval Section Base |
Naval Base Manila, Naval Air Base Manila was a major United States Navy base south of the City of Manila, on Luzon Island in the Philippines. Some of the bases dates back to 1898, the end of the Spanish–American War. Starting in 1938 civilian contractors were used to build new facilities in Manila to prepare for World War II. Work stopped on December 23, 1941, when Manila was declared not defendable against the Empire of Japan southward advance, which took over the city on January 2, 1942, after the US declared it an open city. US Navy construction and repair started in March 1945 with the taking of Manila in the costly Battle of Manila ending on March 2, 1945. Naval Base Manila supported the Pacific War and remained a major US Naval Advance Base until its closure in 1971.[1]