Naval Base Samoa, codename Operation Straw, was a number of United States Navy bases at American Samoa in the central Pacific Ocean. The bases were used...
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on Upolu Island, Samoa in the Western Pacific Ocean, part of the Samoan Islands's Naval Base Samoa. After the surprise attack on Naval Station Pearl Harbor...
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United States Naval Station Tutuila was a naval station in Pago Pago Harbor on the island of Tutuila, part of American Samoa, built in 1899 and in operation...
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Naval Base Funafuti was a naval base built by the United States Navy in 1942 to support the World War II effort. The base was located on the Island of...
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U.S. Naval Base Australia comprised several United States Navy bases in Australia during World War II. Australia entered World War II on 3 September 1939...
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United States took possession of American Samoa in the late 19th century, developing it into a major naval outpost; the territory's strategic value was...
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Palmyra Atoll (redirect from Naval Air Station Palmyra Island)
Geography portal Islands portal Oceania portal List of Guano Island claims Naval Base Samoa "Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge". Ramsar Sites Information...
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(/ˈpɑːŋɡɔːˈpɑːŋɡɔː/ PAHNG-gaw-PAHNG-gaw; Samoan: Samoan pronunciation: [ˈpaŋo ˈpaŋo]) is the capital of American Samoa. It is in Maoputasi County on Tutuila...
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marines, 88 sailors and 136 Samoans left the coast for an attack on the landward side of Vailele, leaving the protection of naval gunfire support. The cruisers...
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German Samoa (German: Deutsch-Samoa; Samoan: Siamani-Sāmoa) was a German protectorate from 1900 to 1920, consisting of the islands of Upolu, Savai'i,...
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Upolu (redirect from Upolu, Samoa)
administrator and, after independence, for the Samoan head of state. During World War II, the US Navy built Naval Base Upolu on the island. The island of Upolu...
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Tutuila, Samoa - depot, repair (1921–1951) Naval Base Upolu at Upolu Island, Samoa - Advanced Base (1942–1944) Palmyra Island Palmyra Island Naval Air Station...
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Apia (redirect from Apia, Samoa)
Apia (Samoan: [a.pi.a]) is the capital and only city of Samoa. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia...
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the naval governor, who retained the sole legislative power. During Governor Vernon Huber's term in office, from 1947 to 1949, American Samoans moved...
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1845. Based upon the Tripartite Convention of 1899, the United States, Great Britain, and Germany agreed to partition the islands into German Samoa and...
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Tutuila (redirect from Tutuila (American Samoa))
populous island of American Samoa and is part of the archipelago of the Samoan Islands. It is the third largest island in the Samoan Islands chain of the Central...
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List of codenames of naval and land based operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II including Japan, Oceania, and the Pacific Rim. A-Go (1944)...
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Swains Island (redirect from Swains Island (American Samoa))
Swains Island (/ˈsweɪnz/; Tokelauan: Olohega [oloˈhɛŋa]; Samoan: Olosega [oloˈsɛŋa]) is a remote coral atoll in the Tokelau volcanic island group in the...
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List of American military installations (redirect from United States army base)
(ARNG training site/base)[citation needed] Redstone Arsenal Pele U.S. Army Reserve Center & Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Samoa[citation needed] Fort...
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rival Samoan factions in the Samoan Islands of the South Pacific. The political struggle lasted roughly between 1886 and 1894, primarily between Samoans contesting...
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The Music of Samoa is a complex mix of cultures and traditions, with pre- and post-European contact histories. Since American colonization, popular traditions...
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Naval Base Melbourne was a United States Navy base at Melbourne during World War II. Naval Base Melbourne became the South West Pacific Area Command Headquarters...
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Blunts Point Battery (category National Historic Landmarks in American Samoa)
Naval Gun or Matautu Ridge Gun Site, is a gun battery on Matautu Ridge near Pago Pago, American Samoa. It was part of the fortification of the Samoan...
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Faleolo International Airport (category Airports in Samoa)
subsequently constructed an airfield and Naval Base Upolu. It became an auxiliary field of U.S. Naval Station Tutuila in the Samoa Defense Group Area during the...
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Pago Pago International Airport (redirect from American samoa international airport)
was originally known as Tafuna Airfield. It was part of U.S. Naval Station Tutuila - Samoa Defense Group Area and was partially constructed before war...
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with two more as well as a large naval base. One field was for fighters the other two were for bombers. For the Naval Station they constructed 12 docks...
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Upolo, Samoa, "Straw-stack" was Tutuila, Samoa, and "Fetlock" was Pago Pago. Eleven's primary projects were the construction of a Cub destroyer base and...
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Utulei are some of the hotels based in Pago Pago, such as Sadie’s by the Sea, and the Feleti Barstow Library (American Samoa’s central public library), which...
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HMNZS Manawanui (2019) (category October 2024 events in Samoa)
loses first naval ship since WWII; vessel threatening oil spill off Samoan coast". CNN. 7 October 2024. "'Small' oil leaks detected in Samoa after NZ navy...
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Seabee (redirect from Naval Construction Battalions)
Forces Atlantic/Pacific fleets as well as on many base Public Works and USN diving commands. Naval Construction Battalions were conceived of as replacements...
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