US PT Boats List: PT Boat Bases

Revised 11 August 1997
Version 1.00
Compiled by: Steve Laroe (s.laroe@genie.com)
Maintained by: Andrew Toppan (actoppan@hazegray.org)
URL: http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/pt/



SOLOMON ISLANDS
Location                   Name-type      Opened      Remarks
Noumea, New Caledonia      SB                 9/42    Unloading for PTs
Espiritu Santo,            Base 1,2,3,15     10/42    Major engine ovrhl
  New Herbrides                                         Button
Tulagi                     Base 1,2,8     10/12/42    Hdqtrs MTBSoPac
Rendova                    Base 11        06/30/43      "      "      1-44
Lever Harbor,              AB             07/24/43    SBOP
  New Georgia
Vella Lavella              AB             09/25/43    Lambu Lambu Cove
Treasury Islands           Base 9         10/28/43    Stirling Is.
Cape Torokina,             Base 9         11/03/43    p/o Base 9
   Bougainville
Green Island               Base 7         02/15/44    RSST

Homestead Lagoon           Base 16        03/25/44    SBOP
  Emirau


NEW GUINEA
Cairns, Australia          Base 4            12/44    moved to Milne Bay,
                                                      N.G. 1943 (Citadel)
Kana Kopa,                 Base 4, 6,     12/11/42    Disbanded 6/44
  Milne Bay                                            moved Dreger Hbr
Ladava, Milne Bay          Base 4         06/15/44    Major engine OvrFAC
Tufi                       AB             12/20/42    Moved forward 4/20/43
Morobe River               AB             04/20/43    SBOP
Thursday Island            Base 10        04/16/43    p/o Base 10
Darwin, Australia          Base 10           04/43    RSST (Aster)
Woodlark Island            AB             06/30/42    SBOP
Fergusson Island           AB             06/30/42    SBOP
Buna Roads                 AB             08/01/43    TBFS
Kiriwina Island            AB             10/20/43    SBOP
Dreger Harbor              AB             11/30/43    Became MB 06/15/44
Saidor                     AB             03/04/44    SBOP
Seeadler Harbor            AB             03/10/44    withdrn to Dreger
                                                      Harbor 4/44
Rein Bay, New Britain      AB             03/17/44    TBOP
Talasea, New Britain       AB             03/26/44    TBOP
Altape                     AB             04/26/44    TBOP
Hollandia                  AB             05/02/44    TBOP
Mios Woendi,Biak           Base 21        06/06/44    RSST
Wakde                      AB             06/08/44    TBOP
Amsterdam Island           AB 3           09/28/44    Cape Sansapor
LST-201                    Base 14           10/43    later USS Pontus


HALMAHERA ISLAND
Morotai                    AB             09/16/44    SBOP


PHILIPPINES
Cavite, Luzon              MB                08/41    Captured by
                                                        Japanese
Liloan, Panaon Is.         AB             10/23/44    TBOP
San Pedro Bay, Leyte       AB 5           10/21/44    Binatac Point
                                                       tender supported
Mangarin Bay, Mindoro      AB             12/15/44    SBOP
Ormoc, Leyte               AB             12/28/44    SBOP
Lingayen Gulf              AB 6           01/03/45    Port Saul,SBOP
Bobon Point, Samar         Base 17        01/26/45    MB PTs in PI
Subic Bay                  AB             02/03/45    TBOP
Palawan                    AB             03/01/45    Puerto Princesa
Zamboanga, Mindanao        AB             03/09/45    SBOP
Basilan                    Base 16           03/45    Puerto Isbela
Hoilo City, Panay          AB             03/20/45    SBOP
Malamaui Island            AB             03/18/45    SBOP
Polloc Harbor              AB             04/17/45    SBOP
Sarangani Bay              AB             04/26/45    Mindanao, closed
                                                        05/06/45
Malalag Bay                AB             05/06/45    Davao Gulf, closed
                                                          7/45
Santiago Cove              FS                03/45    Luzon


BORNEO
Tarakan                    AB             05/01/45    SBOP
Tawi Tawi                  AB             05/21/45    SBOP
Brunei Bay                 AB             06/10/45    SBOP
Balikpapan                 AB             06/27/45    SBOP


OKINAWA
Teguchi Harbor             Base 24,25     06/18/45    move cancelled
                                                       by surrender


ALEUTIANS
Dutch Harbor               Base 5         09/01/42    MNB (Whirlaway)
Finger Bay, Adak           Base 5         09/09/42    RSST
Amchitka                   AB 5           05/03/43    Constantine Harbor
Casco Cove, Attu           Base 13        06/03/43    Massacre Bay,
                                                       closed  1944

MEDITERRANEAN
Bone, Algeria              AB             04/27/43    Base for British CF
Bizerte, Tunisia           Base 12        05/30/43    Main PT base in Med
Palermo, Sicily            AB             07/23/43    SBOP
Capri, Italy               AB             09/15/43    SBOP
Maddalena, Sardinia        AB             10/01/43    SBOP
Bastia, Corsica            AB             10/15/43    SBOP
Calvi, Corsica             AB                 5/44    SBOP
St. Maxime, France         AB             08/23/44    Gulf St. Tropez
Gulf Juan, France          AB             09/28/44    SBOP
Leghorn, Italy             AB             10/10/44    SBOP



NORTHERN EUROPE
Dartmouth, England         AB             04/24/44    Base 4 Ops with OSS
Portland, England          MB                 5/44    ORSS
Cherbourg, France          AB                 8/44    SBOP
Roseneath, Scotland        TP                11/44    Base where PT's were
                                                        xfrd to USSR
Salcombe, Devon,           AAB            fall 43     Repair for LCTs
   England                                            preparing for D-Day
                                                      Final Base for 2(2)
                                                      squadron (Ron)


REAR AREA PACIFIC BASES
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii       MNB                8/41    SST
Tutuila, Somoa             Base 7             2/43    ST, moved fwd 43
Palmyra Island             AB                 7/42    moved fwd 11/42
Funafuti, Ellice Is.       AB                11/42    Ron 1, Div 2, 4 PTs
Noumea, New Caledonia      SB                 9/43    base were Solomon's
                                                      PT's were unloaded


UNITED STATES
Melville, RI               PTTC               3/42    Main PT Training Cntr
New York                   CD                 8/42    Outfit & Comm ELCO
New Orleans, LA            CD                 8/42    Outfit & Comm
Higgins Miami, FL          OS                 4/43    Training & Shakedown
                                                      4 Higgins & ELCO Rons
New Orleans-Seattle        FC                 3/45    moved Higgins boats
                                                      2 Seattle 4 XFR USSR
Lido Beach                 FD             06/01/45    shipped to San Bruno
                           Base 27                    CA personnel disper-
                                                      sed in Oct 1945


PANAMA SEA FRONTIER
Taboga, Panama             TB                 8/42    operational training


NOTES:
FS:    Fuel Stop
MB:    Main Base
AB:    Advanced Base
CF:    Coastal Forces
FD:    Forming Detail
FC:    Ferry Command
TP:    Transfer Point
ST:    Staging & Training
SB:    Staging Base
CD:    Commissioning Detail
OS:    Operational Shakedown
MNB:   Main Navy Base
SST:   Supply, Staging, Training
SBOP:  Shore Based Operating Point
RSST:  Repair, Supply, Staging, Training
TBOP:  Tender Based Operating Point
TBFS:  Tender Based Fueling Station
ORSS:  Operations, Repair, Staging,Supply