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.

Rear Pacific Area

• Pearl Harbor PT Boat Base, Hawaii – Main Naval base
• Tutuila, Samoa – Base 7
• Palmyra Island – Advanced Base
• Funafuti, Ellice Islands – Advanced base
• Naval Base Noumea, Nouméa, New Caledonia – Staging base
• Taboga, Panama – Training Base

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

References

• PT boat bases Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine