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List of PT boat bases

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.
  • Thursday Island PT Boat Base, Panama Canal Zone

Rear Pacific Area

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

  • Dutch Harbor – Base 5
  • Finger Bay, Adak – Base 5
  • Amchitka – Advanced Base 5
  • Casco Cove, Attu – Base 13

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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