| Orote Peninsula and Naval Base Guam |
Click the button to see a larger view of this panorama of Orote Peninsula, and use the "Back" button to return here.
This panorama was taken from atop Mt. Tenjo.
This panorama was taken from atop Mt. Tenjo.
There is so much history sitting on board Naval Base
Guam that it is staggering...once you know where to look.
But you have to learn where and how to look.
The naval base, which occupies all of Orote Penninsula,
boasts anti-aircraft guns in the jungle, the remains of a
Corsair fighter, Quonset huts built in 1945 and still in use in
2004, and even a relative recent discovery: a Marine
LVT-4 Water Buffalo. This is an amphibious landing craft,
and is a very rare find indeed. Use the link below to go to
the special page for the LVT-4 find, which this
photographer was a part of.
The airfield on this base was a prime target of the 1944
invasion, and much blood was spilt over this whole area.
Guam that it is staggering...once you know where to look.
But you have to learn where and how to look.
The naval base, which occupies all of Orote Penninsula,
boasts anti-aircraft guns in the jungle, the remains of a
Corsair fighter, Quonset huts built in 1945 and still in use in
2004, and even a relative recent discovery: a Marine
LVT-4 Water Buffalo. This is an amphibious landing craft,
and is a very rare find indeed. Use the link below to go to
the special page for the LVT-4 find, which this
photographer was a part of.
The airfield on this base was a prime target of the 1944
invasion, and much blood was spilt over this whole area.
Click the button at right
to link to the LVT-4
pages. Use the links at
the bottom of the pages
to return here.
to link to the LVT-4
pages. Use the links at
the bottom of the pages
to return here.
| USMC F-4U Corsair Wreck Crashed and salvaged 60 years ago; scavenged over the last half-century |
Located out on the old Orote Airfield
are the remains of a Mairne F4U
Corsair Fighter plane that belonged to
Marine Air Group 21, which set up
shop once the island was captured.
The aircraft engine, guns, and wings
were salvaged during the war. Until
1995, the empenage was intact.
However, someone got onto the old
airfield despite its restricted access and
literally chopped the back end of the
fusalage off. How they got the part out
of the jungle is a mystery. 27 Nov 03.
are the remains of a Mairne F4U
Corsair Fighter plane that belonged to
Marine Air Group 21, which set up
shop once the island was captured.
The aircraft engine, guns, and wings
were salvaged during the war. Until
1995, the empenage was intact.
However, someone got onto the old
airfield despite its restricted access and
literally chopped the back end of the
fusalage off. How they got the part out
of the jungle is a mystery. 27 Nov 03.
The distinctive inverted gull-wing shape of the Corsair's wings is evident in these photos. This design held the
aircraft up higher over the landing gear, which was necessary to prevent the 12' prop from hitting the deck. You
can't tell it from this wreck, but the cockpit sat pretty far back from the nose. The engine was monted in a long,
cylindrical nose section that earned this plane the nickname, "Hose Nose". 27 Nov 03.
aircraft up higher over the landing gear, which was necessary to prevent the 12' prop from hitting the deck. You
can't tell it from this wreck, but the cockpit sat pretty far back from the nose. The engine was monted in a long,
cylindrical nose section that earned this plane the nickname, "Hose Nose". 27 Nov 03.
| Japanese AA Gun |
The sign pretty much says it all. The
barracks rennovation going on behind this
weapon has been completed by 2004. 1
Feb 2003.
barracks rennovation going on behind this
weapon has been completed by 2004. 1
Feb 2003.
| Japanese Mass Grave Site |
How would you like to live here? This part of Lockwood Housing was built on a filled-in
sink hole. Originally the U.S. forces mass-buried Japanese dead here. The bodies were
disinterred after the war and either sent back to Japan or buried elsewhere, and the sink
hole filled again for use in construction. April 2003.
sink hole. Originally the U.S. forces mass-buried Japanese dead here. The bodies were
disinterred after the war and either sent back to Japan or buried elsewhere, and the sink
hole filled again for use in construction. April 2003.
| Japanese Fuel Piers |
The remains of the Japanese fuel piers at San Luis Beach. These were built by the occupiers
to fuel their ships. There is some good diving off them, incluing the wing of a Mitsubishi
A6M (Zero) and, deeper, an upside-down American sea plane. In the far background is
Orote Point the tip of the penninsula. April 2003.
to fuel their ships. There is some good diving off them, incluing the wing of a Mitsubishi
A6M (Zero) and, deeper, an upside-down American sea plane. In the far background is
Orote Point the tip of the penninsula. April 2003.
| Pan Am China Clipper Pier When it took a week to cross the Pacific |
The marker and remains of Pan American's
China Clipper pier. The China Clipper sea
place stopped here on its way to Manila, and
the guests stayed in a holtel not far away.
The clippers were stopped in 1941, and the
hotel destroyed during the 1944 Battle of
Guam. April 2003.
China Clipper pier. The China Clipper sea
place stopped here on its way to Manila, and
the guests stayed in a holtel not far away.
The clippers were stopped in 1941, and the
hotel destroyed during the 1944 Battle of
Guam. April 2003.