| Orote Peninsula and Naval Base Guam Part VII |
| Naval Base Guam Museum In the heart of old Sumay |
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Type-C minisub.
(Above) Mike, one of my best friends, with the bow gun salvaged from the
sunken Tokai Maru, which lies in Apra Harbor pretty much on top of the
WWI wreck, the SMS Cormoran. This is the only spot in the world where
a WWI and WWII shipwreck lie in such proximity that a diver can touch
both at the same time. April 2004. (Left) A Japanese 20 cm
short-snubbed gun, similar to the on at the Agat Park. Aug. 2004.
(Below) Japanese bouy anchors. Aug 2004.
sunken Tokai Maru, which lies in Apra Harbor pretty much on top of the
WWI wreck, the SMS Cormoran. This is the only spot in the world where
a WWI and WWII shipwreck lie in such proximity that a diver can touch
both at the same time. April 2004. (Left) A Japanese 20 cm
short-snubbed gun, similar to the on at the Agat Park. Aug. 2004.
(Below) Japanese bouy anchors. Aug 2004.
(Right) A very badly deteriorated Japanese 1914 Model 14,
105 mm anti-aircraft gun. (Below) An American Mark 22,
3" .50 cal gun. Aug 2004.
105 mm anti-aircraft gun. (Below) An American Mark 22,
3" .50 cal gun. Aug 2004.
(Above) The recaptured Marine Barracks plaque, which had been lost
to the Japanese in the 1941 invasion. This plaque and its mate were
recaptured, and the other sent on a War Bond tour of the U.S. This
plaque remained at the re-established Marine Barracks until the
Mairnes left Guam in the mid-1990's. Battle damage mars the surface
of the plaque, as pointed out in the above right photo. Aug. 2004.
(Right) The Marines pose with the recaptured plaque in 1944 on the
battlefield.
to the Japanese in the 1941 invasion. This plaque and its mate were
recaptured, and the other sent on a War Bond tour of the U.S. This
plaque remained at the re-established Marine Barracks until the
Mairnes left Guam in the mid-1990's. Battle damage mars the surface
of the plaque, as pointed out in the above right photo. Aug. 2004.
(Right) The Marines pose with the recaptured plaque in 1944 on the
battlefield.
(Left) Marine Corpos fatigue shirt, worn by a 1st Provisional
Brigade Marine during the landings at Agat on 21 July 1944.
(Above) Japanese Model 92 (1932) heavy machine gun, on loan
from the Guam Museum. Aug 2004.
Brigade Marine during the landings at Agat on 21 July 1944.
(Above) Japanese Model 92 (1932) heavy machine gun, on loan
from the Guam Museum. Aug 2004.
A Japanese soldier's personal flag, recovered from Orote Point by a U.S.
Marine and, in July of 1994, given to the the Naval Base Guam Musuem.
The smaller characters on the flag are the names of the Japense soldier's
comrades; the larger characters are family well-wishes for a safe return
home. Was the owner of this flag killed during the battle? Or was he a
POW who was held until Japan's surrender in late 1945? We will never
know. Aug. 2004.
Marine and, in July of 1994, given to the the Naval Base Guam Musuem.
The smaller characters on the flag are the names of the Japense soldier's
comrades; the larger characters are family well-wishes for a safe return
home. Was the owner of this flag killed during the battle? Or was he a
POW who was held until Japan's surrender in late 1945? We will never
know. Aug. 2004.
| The Naval Base Guam Museum is scheduled to "go away" later in 2004 or in 2005. It is not being thrown away. No, the National Park Service will abosorb all the artifacts and move them to join the collection the NPS has that will be displayed in the new museum right outside "Big Navy's" front gate, thus making access for non-base personnel and tourists far easier. The NPS' original building (located near Asan Beach) was destroyed during the landfall of Super Typhoon Pongsonga in December of 2002. It is a small musuem, but it contains some very significant artifacts. |
Floating dry dock AFDM-8, tied
up in inner Apra Harbor. Originally
built in 1944 as USS Richland
(YFD-64), this dock has been retired
and replaced in Apra Harbor by "Big
Blue." AFDM-8 is eventually going to
end up going to the shipyard in Saipan
to augment their facilities.
You have to look real hard, but,
through the rust under the cranes, you
can still make out the dry dock's faded
hull number (below).
up in inner Apra Harbor. Originally
built in 1944 as USS Richland
(YFD-64), this dock has been retired
and replaced in Apra Harbor by "Big
Blue." AFDM-8 is eventually going to
end up going to the shipyard in Saipan
to augment their facilities.
You have to look real hard, but,
through the rust under the cranes, you
can still make out the dry dock's faded
hull number (below).
