Naval Base Ulithi

Naval Base Ulithi
Caroline Islands
Location of US Naval Base
Establishment
• US Navy Base
1944
Time zoneUTC+10 and +11
Ulithi is located in Pacific Ocean
Ulithi
Ulithi
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Location of Naval Base Ulithi in the Pacific Ocean

9°58′N 139°40′E / 9.97°N 139.67°E / 9.97; 139.67

Naval Base Ulithi's Sorlen Island and the north anchorage of Ulithi Atoll in late 1944
Naval Base Ulithi in the Caroline Islands, north of the Melanesia Islands
A map of the Federated States of Micronesia
Micronesia is one of three major areas in the Pacific Ocean, along with Polynesia and Melanesia
Mississinewa sinking at Ulithi after a Kaiten manned torpedo hit
Mississinewa sinking on 20 November 1944
Sorlen Island in 1945, home to the Marine aviation camp, landing craft camp, small runway and 100-bed naval hospital

Naval Base Ulithi was a major United States Navy base at the Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea during World War II. The base was built to support the island-hopping Pacific War efforts of the Allied nations fighting the Empire of Japan. In terms of the number of ships at one base, Naval Base Ulithi was the largest naval base in the world in 1944 and 1945, with over 600 ships at times.[1][2]

  1. ^ Truk Naval BaseUS Navy
  2. ^ Ulithi – Top Secret: The US Naval Base at Ulithi Atoll Was Once the World's Largest Naval Facilityusselmore.com