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Post by Karl Welteke on Apr 8, 2014 18:46:07 GMT 8
BAY VIEWS OF SUBIC BAY 2014. Early 2014 I visited Grande Island, the ex Fort Wint, two times and took images of the large bay on the boat ride to and from the island. This large bay is Subic Bay of course, the former Subic Bay Naval Base, now the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. I established this album with 55 images. I put a lot of work in writing descriptions for the images: tinyurl.com/mnpkp72As usual, as I know now to post images in this forum, here are 12 sample images:  X174-- 2014-02-25 This is the present Head Quarters (HQ) of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, it also was the HQ of the Subic Bay Naval Base until Nov. 1992   X175-- 2014-02-25 Alava Extension Wharf on the former Naval Station Subic Bay (NAVSTA Subic Bay) with the marked landmarks inland of it. It is now the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ).   X176-- A section of an US Army 1:250000 map covering just about all the geographic areas in the image album.  X177-- 2014-02-25 This picture shows the Olongapo Cemetery and the large building at right is the new Bay Point Hospital near the Kalaklan Gate. The big building in the middle is being build. It is the location of the former NIS Building site.  X178-- 2014-02-25 One of two ship nests anchored in the Subic Bay bay. I understand Brazilian iron ore is transshipped here from a larger vessel to a smaller one so the smaller ship can deliver it to a Red-Chinese port.  X179-- 2014-02-25 The Korean Shipyard Hanjin at the mouth of the Agusuhin River and Valley, we called this area “Green Beach”. It used to be the training area of visiting units of US Marine Corps and the small village Agusuhin existed there-all gone.  X180-- 2014-02-25 This valley, beach area, opposite of Grande Island has been graded to built a coal fired power plant. Local opposition to it, seemed to have stopped the project, at least for now.   X181-- 2014-02-25 The lower east side of the Subic Bay which was mostly the former Naval Magazine area. It is marked up for your orientation.  X182-- 2014-02-25 This picture shows the Korean High Rises to house Korean Hanjin Shipyard personnel. They were built about 1 km inside the ex Naval Magazine Gate and on an existing Navy cleared spot. Nabasan Wharf in this ex Naval Magazine area has a resort, a maritime school and is still used as cargo pier.   X183-- 2014-02-25 This is the actual geographic Cubi Point and was the location of the Naval Base Officer Beach but now a new container port has been butted against it.   X184-- 2014-02-25 This large bulk grain storage and handling building was built across the Aircraft Carrier Leyte Wharf and obviously it has become a grain port. During our Navy time this little cove or corner at left was used for recreation sail boats. Someone put some investment into here!   X185-- 2014-02-25 The Boton River,-Valley and Boton Pier area. Most buildings here were rebuild. The Boton valley has become a light industry manufacturing area, mostly Japanese investment. There are about 6 large buildings in this valley. |
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Post by The Phantom on Apr 9, 2014 5:32:41 GMT 8
Well done Karl!
It appears you will be seeing more U.S. Navy ships and air units soon.... to be rotated in and out of the P.I.
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Post by Karl Welteke on Apr 11, 2014 8:44:50 GMT 8
300,000 TON SHIPS BUILT AT EX MARINE CORPS GREEN BEACH TRAINING AREA (SUBIC BAY), NOW THE KOREAN HANJIN SHIPYARD. Green Beach was located in the Agusuhin River Valley across the bay of Subic Bay. Here is news from the SubicNewsLink about this new development at the Korean Hanjin Shipyard. Here is the URL: subicnewslink.blogspot.com/2014/04/hanjin-starts-building-vlccs-rolls-off.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SubicBayNewslink+%28SUBIC+BAY+NEWSLINK%29The article is pasted here: Hanjin starts building VLCCs, rolls off three more ships 4/09/2014 Hanjin, Hanjin 2014, shipbuilding, shipbuilding 2014, Ultra-large carriers No comments Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction’s shipyard in Subic Bay will start building Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) for the first time. Navig8 has ordered four 300,000 dwt VLCCs there while another unspecified European owner has committed to build two more. The 300,000 dwt newbuilding measures 333 m in length, 60 m in breadth with 30 m of height. The ships will start delivering in the second half of 2016. Hanjin’s Subic yard is now busy through to 2017. Hanjin’s own yard in Busan is too small to handle ships of VLCC size. New Ships Meanwhile, three newly built container vessels were rolled off at the Korean shipbuilding facility. The vessels were ordered by the German shipping company Bernhard Schulte Gmbh and Co. KG last week. The order for these three 5,400 TEU Container Class Carriers is due to the growing number of German manufacturing orders in February, mostly coming from domestic orders. Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction–Philippines (HHIC-Phil Inc.) held the unveiling at their state-of-the-art shipyard facility in Subic as the three vessels were christened as M/V Christ Schulte, M/V Clemens Schulte, and M/V Carl Schulte. (Jonas Reyes, Manila Bulletin) seashipnews.com/News/Hanjin%E2%80%99s-Subic-yard-starts-VLCC-construction/3w3c2077.html www.mb.com.ph/national-newsbits-for-april-8-2014/ This is their news image:  X201 Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction’s shipyard in Subic Bay will start building Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) for the first time. This picture looks into the former Agusuhin River Valley or the ex Green Beach Marines training area. Where this dry-dock is now was a hole where a large oil structure was built before Hanjin and after the Marines. |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Jun 12, 2014 18:27:22 GMT 8
NEW i-COVE HOTEL IN BARRIO BARRETTO I stepped ashore onto Philippine soil 1962 (at the SUBIC Bay Naval Base) for the first time and I loved this place ever since. Was stationed here twice, passed thru many times with my ships or on my way to and from Viet Nam. In 1991, when I retired, I settled here. Of all the liberty places for us Sailors Barrio Barretto was special to me, it is certainly Navy or Military connected, that is why I present this thread here. It has become the place to be for us Veterans, foreign and local tourists alike. Hello Subic Bay Friends Our most popular money exchange business –Arlene’s- (in Olongapo) expanded and built a new hotel in Barrio Barretto. Carlito and others were invited to the inauguration 2014-04-20; he took these pictures and made them available. The location where this new hotel was built was the location of two popular Veteran bars, especially the first 15 years after the Subic Bay Base closed. The bars were Islander Girls and Little Wheel. Time goes on, we veterans became fewer, the bar owners died, business slowed and the property owner, Mr Ico from Arlene’s tried to sell the property for many years. Well, he gave up and built this hotel! For those who are not familiar with Subic Bay, Barretto is a suburb of Olongapo City, about 6 km road distance north from Olongapo and has the only beaches in Olongapo City. During the US Navy time it had bars and girls but it was laid back, good, for elderly Petty Officers like me at that time. A little history; in 1945 the area of Barretto, called Maquinaya then, the river still got that name, was a Navy Supply Depot and in later years it was turned over to the Philippine Government. Filipinos and Sailors like me helped make this place a striving resort town!!! These pictures are from my friend Carlito Pickering, a retired “Brown Shoe” (Navy Aviation). 33 images are in this album, the new Mayor of Olongapo is on at least 4 pictures: tinyurl.com/oeopbvhKarl PS: I know that many of you are not interested for all of my pictures and some of you have only specific interests. But thanks to the internet inventors they also provided the delete BUTTON. Here are 8 sample images:  Z353-- 2014-04-20 i-Cove Hotel inauguration by Carlito; the invitation.  Z354-- 2014-04-20 i-Cove Hotel inauguration by Carlito; the location.  Z355-- 2014-04-20 i-Cove Hotel inauguration by Carlito; the Blessing Ceremony.  Z356-- 2014-04-20 i-Cove Hotel inauguration by Carlito; the Blessing Ceremony. We are looking towards the highway and we can see there are two wings to this hotel.  Z357-- 2014-04-20 i-Cove Hotel inauguration by Carlito; the hotel is located next to the Barretto Beach. The 1945 Navy pier was about 100 meter to the left, the iron sheets are still standing and can be seen at low tide.  Z358-- 2014-04-20 i-Cove Hotel inauguration by Carlito; the boss, Mr. Ico, is speaking. I always thought his nickname is Ike.  Z359-- 2014-04-20 i-Cove Hotel inauguration by Carlito; Tom Myers and his bride from Mango’s Beach Bar & Restaurant fame were guests.  Z360-- 2014-04-20 i-Cove Hotel inauguration by Carlito; Mr. Rolen Paulino, the new mayor of Olongapo speaks. |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Jun 24, 2014 11:01:56 GMT 8
BARRIO BARRETTO SUMMER 2014 This entry/reply is similar than the last reply in this thread; what is different I shot the images. Plus I missed going to the inauguration of the iCove Hotel and visited it just before the inauguration started. During the inauguration I walked around and shot different scenes of Barrio Barretto. These images are of Barrio Barretto and were shot on 20th April 2014, the inauguration day of the new i Cove Hotel. At the same time I shot some old and new locations of Barretto. I think the best shots are Barretto Beach scenes, they show that life goes on in Subic Bay even after the Naval Base has closed. One thing you need to understand about Barrio Barretto, we veterans consider it part of the former Naval Base Subic Bay and many veterans live here and many others come to visit here. We have the Veterans of Foreign Wars (WFW) Post 11447 here in Subic. More information about Barretto is in the previous entry/reply. As usual I started an album about my pictures, it has 48 images and all images have descriptions. It is the Flikr account. I hope it works for you, since Yahoo took it over there are problems, sometime uploading and sometime viewing: www.flickr.com/photos/44567569@N00/sets/72157645308097371/And as usual I present some 15 sample pictures here, keep in mind, they are much smaller than in the album.  Z460-- 2014-04-20 Dryden in Barretto, owned by Tom Dryden, a WWII Vet who landed with Gen. MacArthur in Leyte, sold by him, accidental burned-4 or 5 dead, rebuilt. EXO and Fots2 have stayed in the old Dryden!  Z461—Barrio Barretto map; I marked in most places that I show in the album.  Z462-- 2014-04-20 Inauguration Day of the new iCove Hotel in Barrio Barretto, the front to the National Hwy. This new hotel has been built where in the past we had two popular expat and veterans bar. We veterans have become fewer, the owners died, and the property owner built this new hotel in their place.  Z463-- 2014-04-20 Inauguration Day of the new iCove Hotel in Barrio Barretto, the pool and the two hotel wings.  Z465-- 2014-04-20 Inauguration Day of the new iCove Hotel in Barrio Barretto, our great Australian Lady Friend, a long time resident in Subic Bay. She helps with many community events.  Z466-- 2014-04-20 Inauguration Day of the new iCove Hotel in Barrio Barretto, the owner couple is in the money business and some of his bank partners have not forgotten him.  Z467—2014-04-20 Cora, a long time employee and resident in Barretto, most of us veterans know her. She used to work in our VFW Post 11447 at the old location. And she is now working at the same location at new popular restaurant and bar, the Sit n. Bull.  Z468—2014-04-20 A new 7 rental unit construction on Del Pilar St. in Barrio Barretto. Barrio Barretto is becoming an international tourist destination. More and more apartments, hotel rooms and condominiums become available. A friend of mine is paying 20,000 peso for such a unit a month.  Z469—2014-04-20 A new hotel is being build at one end on the former property of the Marmont Hotel, Del Pilar St., Barrio Barretto.  Z470-- 2014-04-20 the Palm Tree Resort is a popular place, run by Aussies and the beer is only 40 Pesos. That is noteworthy because many other places in the same category charge 50 to 80 pesos. It is located next to Mango’s and it in this place used to be only a single house.  Z471—2014-04-20 The iCove Hotel from the Palm Tree Resort and the Mango’s Bar and Beach Restaurant is between these two establishments.  Z472--- 2014-04-20 This is the time the Philippines call Summer, it is warmer now then in January, it does not rain yet, it is the end of the school year and eastern is near, now or was. People come from everywhere and enjoy the Barrio Barretto Beach in Olongapo City. Shot from the Palm Tree Resort 2014-04-20.  Z473-- 2014-04-20 Zoomed in, I call that the Barretto Ridge, part of the Kalaklan Ridge that separates Barretto from Olongapo proper.  Z474--- 2014-04-20 Zoomed in, Driftwood Public Beach and the Arizona Hotel. That hotel has been popular with US Military Personnel on temporary additional duty in Subic Bay.  Z475--- 2014-04-20 Zoomed in. Halfmoon Beach and Ocean View Beach, located half way between Barretto and the former Naval Base. |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Jul 1, 2014 21:48:14 GMT 8
BUSY NAVY DAY IN SUBIC BAY 2014-06-26 Philippine-US 20th Annual CARAT Philippines Exercise Begins in Subic Bay 2014-06-26. I met an Old Buddy at the Subic Bay VFW Post 11447 and he has become the Ship’s Bosun on the USS Emory S. Land AS-39 (Submarine Tender). He invited me on board and we agreed I come on board this day. On this day I saw 7 large Navy ships in Subic Bay. I took 28 pictures and put them into this album: www.flickr.com/photos/44567569@N00/sets/72157645043360607/Here are some sample images: The first two pictures came from various news sources and were presented in our forum thread called Military News in or from the Philippines: corregidor.proboards.com/thread/1380/military-news-philippines?page=3Scroll down to the bottom.  Z481—  Z483— The two ships above I had seen this morning and were in the process to depart Subic Bay but I failed to take pictures.  Z498-- USS Emory S. Land AS-39 is alongside the Alava Wharf extension in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, the ex US Naval Base Subic Bay 2014-06-26. They now have a mixed crew of about 100 civilians MSC (Military Sealift Command) personnel and several hundred Sailors to repair submarines.  Z499-- Morning colors are being held on the USS Emory S. Land AS-39 is alongside the Alava Wharf extension in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. A person is standing at attention!  Z500—The focsle of the USS Emory S. Land AS-39 is alongside the Alava Wharf extension in Subic Bay.  Z497-- Rodney Rice, my Navy diving buddy in Subic Bay 1988 to 91 is now the Bosun on the USS Emory S. Land AS-39 shows me a new very effective shafing gear for the ship’s mooring lines.  Z501—The diving Boat on the USS Emory S. Land AS-39 (Submarine Tender) in Subic Bay.  Z503-- A MSC T-AO ship is passing, entering the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, the ex US Naval Base Subic Bay 2014-06-26. I read the hull number 193, so that should be the USNS (United States Naval Ship) Walter S. Diehl.  Z504-- View from the USS Emory S. Land AS-39 along the Alava Wharf Extension, left is the former Naval Port Control building and adjacent to it a new commercial building going up. Behind it was the Naval Supply Depot Head Quarters Building. It collapsed from the Mt. Pinatubo ash and a new Harbor Management building. To the right of it is now a new circular commercial building and it is next to the entrance to the wharf.  Z505-- Later that morning I stand next to the Hell Ships Memorial and in the distance are two MSC T-AOE ships at anchor. One was anchored there before but while I was on the submarine tender another one pulled in and anchored there. The “E” in there hull designation stands for ammunitions and they have to anchor out far.  Z506-- View from the USS Emory S. Land AS-39 along the Alava Wharf Extension, we are looking at the waterfront of the former US NAVSTA (US Naval Station) Subic Bay. At the end of the wharf are generators to provide power to Navy ships in port. That boat landing for the Grande Island Resort was the location of the former NAVSTA Officer Boat Landing and behind it was the former NAVSTA Officer Club.  Z507-- This was the US NAVSTA Enlisted Men Boat Landing; in my old Navy days we anchored out and had to use boats to get ashore. This was the start of the LBERTY ROUTE for us Sailors. I stepped ashore here in the Philippines for the first time in 1962 and loved this place ever since.  Z508-- A new commercial building going up, the former naval building had to be torn down first. At the end is the former US Naval Station Subic Bay Port Control Building; it never served an important purpose like that again.  Z509-- Between the former Officer Boat Landing and the Enlisted Men Boat Landing a Hell Ships Memorial was built in 2006. This location is also in front of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone Head Quarters.  Z510-- The Subic Bay Freeport Zone Head Quarters (HQ) which was also the US Naval Base Subic Bay HQ. In front of the HQ are three flag poles. No flags were flying today and I don’t know why. The left poles are from our Navy days when we flew both the Philippine and the US Flags. The right pole is newer and higher is now normally used for a very large Philippine Flag, every day but not today. |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Jul 24, 2014 9:22:44 GMT 8
1st TYPHOON HITS THE PHILIPPINES; SUBIC BAY WAS IN THE DIRECT PASS OF THE STORM 16th JULY 2014 The name of the typhoon was Rammasun, the local name was Glenda. Papers have reported about 100 people perished in this country but Subic Bay got away lightly again. A large barge went aground in Subic Bay, many trees fell and there was some roof damage. Power was out all day Tuesday and much of the day on Wednesday. Most of us Veterans live off base and many live in the Olongapo City suburb Barrio Barretto so that is why many of my pictures are about this area. 35 images were put is the following album but the album also contains earlier images about things going on in Barrio Barretto, Olongapo City, Subic Bay: tinyurl.com/lola49h Here are 6 sample images: Remember-the pictures in the above album are much larger than the sample images here.  Z605--- the stranded barge (Typhoon Rammasun or Glenda) in front of the ex Palladium Beach in Barretto, Olongapo City. This barge has been anchored out in the bay for years now. It has two large conveyor belt systems on board. As far as I know that barge showed up the same time when the trans-loading of Brazilian iron ore from large ships to smaller ones to be able to enter a shallow harbor in Red China. I think it never got used. Warning, the barge pictures are at the end of the above album!  Z606---the big weather picture of the typhoon Rammasun, the local name was Glenda from an international weather service, thank you weather frogs!  Z607---the greater Barretto G.E. map with parts of the bay and Olongapo is marked with all subject’s location in the above album.  Z608---our US Military sponsored Retired Activities Office for Subic Bay and area started this year to display flags, it looks nice and I thought it noteworthy! The office is located in Barretto.  Z609---this damage is located under the low road in the Alta Vista Subdivision, the damage actually happened earlier and I hope the Subic Bay (the ex Base) water company is keeping an eye on this. The Olongapo City and the Subic Bay Freeport Zone water systems were combined under one civilian run enterprise after the ex Naval Base closed! This is the water supply pipe for Barrio Barretto coming from up valley of the Matain River Valley. The damage was caused by an Alta Vista rain drain discharge.  Z610---when one enters Barrio Barretto coming from Subic Town one goes thru the Olongapo City gate. It was built a few years ago by the previous Olongapo Mayor Bong Gordon and had his name on it. The new Olongapo City Mayor- Rolen Paulino changed the inscription and since an Olongapo City young lady just won the Miss World Beauty Title, or some other beauty contest that had to be reflected on the gate! |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Sept 11, 2014 20:06:03 GMT 8
WALK THRU EX NAVAL STATION SUBIC BAY 2014-09-02 I had the good fortune to live outside the former Naval Base for 22 years now plus I was stationed here 1989-91 and I visited between these two periods and as Sailor I visited this base every so often on duty or pleasure, the 28 years before that. People may ask how the former Base is doing and how the people who live here are doing. In my opinion the former Subic Base Naval Base is doing just fine without us. The number of jobs has increased and some skilled jobs may not pay as much as in our time but the local people are the leaders and run this place. Things here are constantly changing or are improving. I turned my vehicle in for maintenance on the ex Subic Bay Base and decided to walk back to Kalaklan Gate and take a jeepney home from there. Since I’m walking I might as well take pictures of my favorite ex Naval Station (Subic Bay) on my walk. This was on the 2nd Sep 2014. I made an album with 62 images and every image has a description as to what is now or what it was during our time. Keep in mind that my walk was only thru the ex Naval Station (which took care of the ships) and not the whole Base and even of the Naval Station I only seen a fraction so a lot more is going on here which is not covered in this album. Also the pictures in the album are much larger than the sample pictures below here. As a retiree during the Base operation we had to endure a lot of restrictions and I don’t know whether it was the Navy doing it or agreements between the two governments regulated that? Our consumer lifestyle now has become a lot more convenient because we have two shopping malls and two large super markets now in the Olongapo and the ex Base area. Here is the album of this walk with the 62 images: tinyurl.com/npn6x7mBut here 22 sample images to entice to look at the album should you be interested:  Y39--- just turned in my car at the Mitsubishi Dealership Service Department and look at the ex Navy Exchange Gas Station, the gas station is renewed and all the buildings around here are new.  Y40--- a Google Earth map to help you guide thru the 1st half of this album. This is part of the former Naval Station Subic Bay, now the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ).  Y41--- Just turned right onto the Rizal Hwy and heading into the main gate direction. Left is another gas station, super market PUREGOLD and fast Food places plus a 7/11 Store.  Y42--- to the right or north of the Rizal Hwy, during our time this was only wet land, now it is a huge investment place. Look at it with Google Earth and you will be astounded. We did have the Skeet Shoot Range here and that is all what is left of it, the cement floor.  Y43--- across the street from the Marina is our Bicentury Park and Pond, on the far side is the volunteer park with thousands of names who all helped the first Chairman Richard Gordon to get this place started on their own power.  Y44--- this is the area of the G-Kart enterprise, during our time but also under the new management and it only closed about 2 or 3 years ago. The buses there may be tourist buses which brought visitors. Behind this field and to the right are a Gas Station, a 7/11 store, the old MARS Radio Quonset and a restaurant along our 1976 Bicentury Park and Pond.  Y45--- the SM Mall is something big and new and most people are very happy about that. Some Victory Busses go thru the ex Base to use the new express ways to go north or to Manila, many customers appreciate that.  Y46--- this is the north end of the ex Navy Brig, the yard is for holding vehicles for various legal problems.  Y47--- for your orientation, left was the Mess Hall and in its parking lot a few fast food outlets have built and opened. Dead ahead are the three barracks I mentioned earlier (in the album) and the fence someone opened a watering hole called Naval Station.  Y48--- this map will help you in the 2nd half of this album; I indicated the route of my walk on it.  Y49--- I am on Sampson Road and I am looking towards the entrance to the Alava Extension Wharf, they made the gate more attractive. The collapsed NSD HQ building (Mt. Pinatubo) is replaced by a modern Port Administration building. Our Navy Port Control building was to the right on the Waterfront Road and on this side of it a new commercial building is going up now.  Y50--- the new Hell Ships Memorial was built in front of the ex Naval Base HQ by a few dedicated people, it was dedicated in 2006.  Y51---on 1 July 2009 Australia dedicated this new plaque at the Hell Ships Memorial, please read it. About 1053 Australians died on the Japanese ship Montevideo Maru when it was sunk by an Allied submarine on 1st July 1942 off the coast of the Philippines and it was remembered here at this Memorial on the 1st July 2009.  Y52--- most of you know that a new container port was built at the ex Officer Beach and the reason I took this picture is to catch the many containers there now. Right now there is an effort to ease the container count at the Manila port. That is also the location of the actual geographic Cubi Point.  Y553--- this is the Waterfront Road and at left we only had the officer Club and one lonely concrete style Quonset building here. Later it became a popular watering hole called SCUBA Shack, and then this hotel took over.  Y54--- whoever gave up the Quonset Hut Scuba Shack, I guess, got some rights in this new hotel building and is reestablishing a new watering hole called SCUBA Shack again on the bottom and at this end of this new and big hotel. Inside the new SCUBA Shack and I was ready to enjoy a beer at the shoreline of Subic Bay in my old Naval Station, Home away from Home but it was not open yet. A very good retired Navy Diver friend is associated with this place, hence that art work and he wants to establish a diver museum at this site. My diver friend was not on the site to show me around but I noticed a diving picture on the wall, maybe the 1st piece for the new diving museum. That big thing in the picture is a McCann Submarine Rescue Chamber.  Y55--- the cemetery should get you back orientated. Left, beachside of the Waterfront Street is a long line of hotels and entertainment places, maybe as many as 15. Remember we only had one lonely Quonset hut there. Where the NIS building was, has risen that large condominium and business building, just got finished.  Y56--- I challenged those SBFZ police men to smile for a picture and they responded readily. SBMA stands for Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority that is the official name of the Freeport Administration.  Y57--- I am approaching Dewey Avenue and the Kalaklan Gate area coming from the Kalaklan River Mouth area and right is the old Public Works Gas Station.  Y58--- from near the Kalaklan Gate we see the 2 Korean businesses, the gas station and the large Bay Point Hospital.  Y59--- the old and new Kalaklan Bridge at the SBFZ  Y60--- the last picture, I took a jeepney home, got off at the highway and walked home on the Del Pilar Street, passed the ex Marmont Hotel in Barrio Barretto. This is the new hotel going up at the ex Marmont Hotel complex. |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Sept 19, 2014 20:18:38 GMT 8
A NEW DIVING MUSEUM IS IN THE WORKS IN THE SBFZ, THE FORMER NAVAL BASE 2014-09-18. A very good retired Navy diving buddy (Rick) lives here also and made it his project to build a Diving Museum in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ), the ex Subic Bay Naval Base. The owners and Management of the SCUBA Shack, a popular watering hole and diving shop made some space available for him. Rick is the most enthusiastic Sailor and Diver I know, everybody in his community respects him and people follow him when asked. He requested the help of three other retired Master Divers to visit him in Subic Bay for 10 days and help get that diving museum started. That buddies travel half around the world to work for free is just a significant sign how close nit the divers are. I getting old and lazy and I just took these pictures, worked them, wrote descriptions and uploaded them to be shared. Here is the album with 31 images: tinyurl.com/n5yfhgdHere are 12 sample images; the images are bigger in the above album!  Y89--- in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ), in the ex Subic Bay Naval Base: has risen a new hotel at the same location where the SCUBA Shack used to be. SCUBA Shack will reopen soon inside this new building, on this end. Inside, some retired Navy Master Divers working hard to establish a Diving Museum. On the 18th Sep. 2014 I went by to take some pictures.  Y90--- this is how the SCUBA Shack looked like in 2004. One can clearly see the SCUBA Shack Quonset Hut. That was the only Navy structure on the bayside of Waterfront Road. Across the street was the famous Marine Staff NCO Club.  Y91---I provided this map to help you picture the location of the new SCUBA Shack and Diving Museum, it also includes a little Subic Bay Naval Base history. The map came from some US Marine web pages.  Y92--- from left to right are retired Master Divers, Mike Winter, Rick Storment and Kyle Gaillard. I never served with Kyle but anybody who takes off for two weeks, flies half around the world to help his comrade must be of superior character!  Y93--- Rick Armstrong has a great smile in spite of the other 3 Master Divers (MDV) giving him a hard time because he left the ranks of the MDVs and became a Warrant Officer. I have to remind those fellows as to who is senior. All the critical art work is being done by Rick Armstrong, which makes him even more senior. He has a talent that we, most others, can only think about.  Y94--- various diving outfits but they are not completely finished yet. I especially remember that double hose regulator on the right mannequin. Not too many divers are left who had the pleasure to learn diving with leaky hoses, he, he. That building across the street was the Marine NCO Club but it has been at least twice remodeled since the Base Closure.  Y95--- A prime piece waiting to me mounted, again, the divers who used this rig get fewer and fewer but it is the best known symbol of the art of diving. Yes, there will be “Jake”, a Hard Head Diver; Rick also got the weights for the weight belt.  Y96--- Kyle and Mike at work with the wooden replicas of diving insignias. This is in the Diving Museum at SCUBA Shack Beach Bar, -Restaurant and SCUBA Diving Shop in the SBFZ, the ex Subic Bay Naval Base.  Y97--- one area in the museum will be like a mock diving decompression chamber, this plywood with all the gauges, valves, ports etc will look like the outside of the chamber. And Rick said one will be able to look thru the portholes and see a mannequin on oxygen.  Y98--- this is a view to the beach area from the inside of the SCUBA Shack Beach Bar and Restaurant on SBFZ, the ex Subic Bay Naval Base.  Y99--- this is how the beach area of the SCUBA Shack Beach Bar and Restaurant on SBFZ, the ex Subic Bay Naval Base looked like in 2004.  Y100--- Rick and Kyle are talking things over by the plywood for the mock diving decompression chamber. In the middle of the image, that building across Waterfront Road was the old, old Navy Lodge, we are talking 1970s. Notice the porthole glass! Note 1: I’m planning to return in a few days and check up on the progress. Note2: Weather and ferry permitting I should visit Corregidor again on the 25th of Sep. for three nights. |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Sept 29, 2014 20:40:50 GMT 8
OLONGAPO PORT, SUBIC BAY NAVY BASE 1926 These pictures were sent to me by my shipmate Chuck Thompson; we served together as divers in Harbor Clearance Unit One (HCU-1) 1970-71, deployed to Viet Nam on and off. We were home ported in Subic Bay; actually HCU-1 was established in Subic Bay 1966 for service in Viet Nam. The thump icon is to download a high resolution copy if desired.  Y103---Olongapo Port, Subic Bay Navy Base 1926. Golf anyone?  Y103---high resolution copy.  Y104---a large boat in Manila Bay 1926, no motor but plenty of oars, it seems to have sails (lying down); I don’t see any outriggers. I assume they had boats like that in Olongapo.  Y104--- high resolution copy.  Y105---the Subic Bay Navy Yard in the Olongapo Port 1926, it seems the repair facility was located exactly where the Subic Bay Ship Repair Facility (SRF) was established during the Viet Nam War. That is the area of the Rivera Wharf now days.  Y105--- high resolution copy.  Y106---S35, I’m sure, was a boat belonging to one of the Submarine Squadrons out of Subic Bay.  Y106--- high resolution copy.  Y107---the old Spanish Gate, the gate to the Subic Bay Navy Yard, 1926, we are looking inside and I can say with certainty that the street inside the gate looked better then than it does now.  Y107--- high resolution copy.  Y108---a submarine is pulling out of the Olongapo Port, the Subic Bay Navy Base 1926. The profile of structures along the beach has changed many times since then. However the peaks of the hills in back still look the same.  Y108--- high resolution copy.  Y109---the subs (submarines) are in, Liberty Call, 1926!  Y109--- high resolution copy.  Y110---Jeepney!! Hey, Sailor you want a ride? Ah-so, this is 1926! Well, I don’t know how much it cost then. In 1962 there were jeepney from the boat landing to the present main gate and it was 5 centavos a ride; 20 centavos outside the gate for jeepney. I think it is 8 pesos now!  Y110--- high resolution copy. |
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