Naval Base Adelaide
1942 in AustraliaClosed installations of the United States NavyCommons category link is locally definedMilitary installations established in 1942South West Pacific theatre of World War II
Naval Base Adelaide was a United States Navy base at Adelaide and Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia during World War II. Northern Australian ports were within reach of Japanese long-range bombers. The bombing of Darwin on February 19, 1942, demonstrated that a more southern port was needed, with Adelaide, in southern Australia, being distant from the possibility of any current or future attacks. The existing port facilities at Adelaide were large enough to support the staging of future actions. Local civilians were hired to help in the unloading and loading of US Navy, US Army and Merchant Navy ships.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Naval Base Adelaide (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).Naval Base Adelaide
Port River Expressway, Adelaide Birkenhead
Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places Show on map
Continue reading on Wikipedia
Geographical coordinates (GPS)
Latitude | Longitude |
---|---|
N -34.839 ° | E 138.505 ° |
Address
Port River Expressway
Port River Expressway
5015 Adelaide, Birkenhead
South Australia, Australia
Open on Google Maps