Naval Advance Base Saipan (Q106610714)

matcher place: Northern Mariana Islands (relation 306004)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1962 disestablishments in Oceania, Airfields of the United States Navy, Closed installations of the United States Navy, Military installations closed in 1962, Military installations established in 1944, Naval Stations of the United States Navy, World War II airfields in the Pacific Ocean Theater

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Naval Base Saipan or Naval Advance Base Saipan or Naval Air Base Saipan was a United States Navy Naval base built during World War II to support Pacific Ocean theater of war and the many warships and troops fighting the war. The base was on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. The base was part of the Pacific island hopping campaign. The base construction started after the Battle of Saipan ended on July 9, 1944. US Naval Advance Base Saipan was constructed by the Seabees Naval Mobile Construction Battalions. The base was under the Commander Naval Forces Marianas. Saipan is 12 miles (19 km) long and 5 miles (8.0 km) wide. About 70% of the island was sugarcane cultivation at the start of the base construction. At the start of the Battle of Saipan, the island's population had about 30,000 Japanese troops and about 20,000 Japanese civilians. The city of Garapan was the administrative center for the Saipan governmental district.

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