Naval Base Ulithi
Naval Base Ulithi Caroline Islands | |
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| Establishment | |
• US Navy Base | 1944 |
| Time zone | UTC+10 and +11 |
Ulithi
Location of Naval Base Ulithi in the Pacific Ocean
Naval Base Ulithi was a major United States Navy base at the Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea during World War II. The base was built to support the island-hopping Pacific war efforts of the Allied nations fighting the Empire of Japan. In terms of the number of ships at one base, Naval Base Ulithi was the largest naval base in the world in 1944 and 1945, with over 600 ships at times.
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