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    Seeadler Harbor, also known as Port Seeadler, is located on Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea and played an important role in World War...
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    Kavieng and 244 miles to Wewak. The other reason was Manus Island's Seeadler Harbor, which offered the largest and most protected Southwest Pacific fleet...
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  • Component SMS Seeadler, German cruiser SMS Seeadler (1888), German merchant raider Seeadler Harbor, a harbor on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea Seeadler-class...
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    four days. After short stops at Purvis Bay, in the Solomons, and at Seeadler Harbor, Manus, the escort carrier headed for New Guinea. For two weeks, she...
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  • CBs 11, 58, and 71 and commissioned in January 1944. The base and Seeadler Harbor became a major US Naval Advance Base during the latter part of the...
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    leave, the rest of the crew were killed when the ship exploded in Seeadler Harbor at Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. The ship was obliterated while...
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    anchor in Eniwetok Atoll, until she got under way on 9 August, for Seeadler Harbor, at Manus, Admiralty Islands, arriving on 13 August. On 13 September...
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    of February – March 1944. An Allied naval base was established at Seeadler Harbor, Manus Naval Base, on the island and it later supported the British...
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    for the next operation in the central Pacific. Indiana arrived in Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island on 26 April and Davis came back aboard his flagship two...
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    "Betty") bombers that were searching for them. Task Force 58 withdrew to Seeadler Harbor on Manus Island on 25 April to replenish for a few days before leaving...
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    assembled on 13 September 1944 she was moved for operation at Seeadler Harbor (also called Port Seeadler), at Admiralty Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to...
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    Seeadler Harbor.) (USS AFDB-4 (A-G), built by Mare Island Naval Ship Yard (NSY). Assembled at the base and then towed to Admiralty Islands's Seeadler...
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    to Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands, and anchored there on the 27th. After an escort trip to New Guinea, Manley returned to Seeadler Harbor. In...
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    VP-101 arrived and operated from Wright until 17 June. Heading for Seeadler Harbor on that day, Wright embarked passengers and loaded bombs and 170 bundles...
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    The flotilla departed Ulithi on 25 September 1944 and arrived in Seeadler Harbor, in the Admiralty Islands on 1 October 1944. There, on 12 October,...
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    September, Columbia departed in company with Task Unit 32.19.9, bound for Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island, part of the Admiralty Islands. The unit also included...
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    no casualties. The transport departed with a convoy and arrived at Seeadler Harbor on 27 October, where she transferred the demolition team to President...
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    she returned to Seeadler Harbor, to make final preparations for the planned invasion of Lingayen Gulf. She departed Seeadler Harbor, on the afternoon...
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    assembled in the fall of 1944 she was moved for operation at Seeadler Harbor (also called Port Seeadler), at Admiralty Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to...
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    31 October, she anchored in Seeadler Harbor for temporary repairs. Underway again on 9 November, she moored at Pearl Harbor on 19 November. Following more...
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    USS Tangier (AV-8) (category Ships present during the attack on Pearl Harbor)
    " After stops at Milne Bay and Langemak Bay, she dropped anchor in Seeadler Harbor, Manus, on 31 March. She remained there for three months, tending her...
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    at San Francisco and issued it to fleet units at Efate on 15 April, Seeadler Harbor from 24 April to 8 May, at Cape Cretin, New Guinea, from 10 to 13 May...
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    operations for Seventh Fleet minesweepers. In June, however, she shifted to Seeadler Harbor in the Admiralty Islands, whence she departed on another war patrol...
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  • USS Mount Hood, 10 November 1944 explosion of an ammunition ship at Seeadler Harbor, 432 killed Tolar, New Mexico, 30 November 1944, munitions carried...
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    her own on Sawar and Sarmi. Task Group 58.1 then got underway for Seeadler Harbor on Manus Island, where they refueled. On 29 April, the fleet carriers...
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    16 July. Having made additional calls at Langemak, New Guinea, and Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island, Altamaha arrived back at Espiritu Santo on the 25th...
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    cargo at San Diego and sailed 29 August for Finschhafen, New Guinea; Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands; Guadalcanal; and Espiritu Santo, returning...
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    Squadron 81) off Pearl Harbor, and on the 15th, got under way for Manus as a unit of the 3rd Fleet. On 3 October she reached Seeadler Harbor and began final...
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    survived the war. Under enemy fire, Hamilton and her group entered Seeadler Harbor, Admiralty Islands on 2 March 1944 to begin sweeping operations. After...
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    harbours of its own, Papitalai on the west coast, which connects with Seeadler Harbour, and Hyane on the east coast. The two are separated by a 50-yard...
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