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- Naval Base Saipan or Naval Advance Base Saipan or Naval Air Base Saipan was a United States Navy Naval base built during World War II to support Pacific Ocean theater of war and the many warships and troops fighting the war. The base was on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. The base was part of the Pacific island hopping campaign. The base construction started after the Battle of Saipan ended on July 9, 1944. US Naval Advance Base Saipan was constructed by the Seabees Naval Mobile Construction Battalions. The base was under the Commander Naval Forces Marianas. Saipan is 12 miles (19 km) long and 5 miles (8.0 km) wide. About 70% of the island was sugarcane cultivation at the start of the base construction. At the start of the Battle of Saipan, the island's population had about 30,000 Japanese troops and about 20,000 Japanese civilians. The city of Garapan was the administrative center for the Saipan governmental district. The Navy used 110 ships to bring troops and equipment to Saipan from Hawaii. Included in the Saipan fleet were 37 troopships (APA and AP), 11 cargo ships (AKA and AK), 5 Dock landing ships, 47 Landing Ship, Tank and 10 Auxiliary ships. For the battle and base, 74,986 tons of cargo was moved, at 7,845,194 cubic feet of cargo. After the war, Saipan remained a US Navy base. In 1962 Saipan became the headquarters of the U.S. administered United Nations trust territories of the Pacific Islands till 1986. (en)
- Naval Advance Base Saipan La Base navale de Saipan (en anglais : Naval Base Saipan ou Naval Advance Base Saipan ou Naval Air Base Saipan) était une base navale de l'US Navy construite pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour soutenir le théâtre de guerre de l'océan Pacifique et les nombreux navires de guerre et troupes combattantes. La base était sur l'île de Saipan dans l' U.S. Commonwealth des îles Mariannes du Nord. (fr)
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- Tanapag Harbor Saipan, Naval Advance Base Saipan in 1945 (en)
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- Naval Advance Base Saipan La Base navale de Saipan (en anglais : Naval Base Saipan ou Naval Advance Base Saipan ou Naval Air Base Saipan) était une base navale de l'US Navy construite pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour soutenir le théâtre de guerre de l'océan Pacifique et les nombreux navires de guerre et troupes combattantes. La base était sur l'île de Saipan dans l' U.S. Commonwealth des îles Mariannes du Nord. (fr)
- Naval Base Saipan or Naval Advance Base Saipan or Naval Air Base Saipan was a United States Navy Naval base built during World War II to support Pacific Ocean theater of war and the many warships and troops fighting the war. The base was on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. The base was part of the Pacific island hopping campaign. The base construction started after the Battle of Saipan ended on July 9, 1944. US Naval Advance Base Saipan was constructed by the Seabees Naval Mobile Construction Battalions. The base was under the Commander Naval Forces Marianas. Saipan is 12 miles (19 km) long and 5 miles (8.0 km) wide. About 70% of the island was sugarcane cultivation at the start of the base construction. At the start of the Battle of Saipan, the island's population had (en)
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- Naval Advance Base Saipan (en)
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