Jinamoc Seaplane Base

Jinamoc Seaplane Base
Part of Leyte-Samar Naval Base
Jinamoc Island, San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippines
Coordinates	11°16′10.2″N 125°04′25.0″E
Type	Military Seaplane Base
Site information
Controlled by	United States Navy
Condition	Abandoned
Site history
Built	1944
Built by	Seebees
In use	1944–5

Jinamoc Seaplane Base is a former World War II seaplane base on Jinamoc Island, San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippines, part of the Leyte-Samar Naval Base. Construction commenced in December 1944 with grading for a seaplane ramp; a pontoon barge was then floated into position and submerged.

In May 1945 a more permanent 200-foot (61 m) steel and concrete ramp was constructed alongside 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of access roads constructed. Taxiways and hardstands were graded and surfaced. Facilities included 75 quonset huts, a 200-bed dispensary, a water supply and utilities. Jinamoc had already begun operation on 14 January 1945.[1]

US Navy units based here included:

• VP-25 6–25 February 1945[2]
• VP-33 1–16 March 1945[2]: 212–7 
• VP-43 June 1945 – June 1946[2]: 240–2 
• VPB-17 9 March-27 April 1945[2]: 418–20 
• VPB-20 8–26 February 1945[2]: 425–7 

No. 42 Squadron RAAF maintained a detachment at Jinamoc from March to May 1945.

See also

• Tacloban Airfield

References

1. Building the Navy's Bases in World War II History of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and the Civil Engineer Corps 1940–1946. US Government Printing Office. 1947. p. 230.
2. Roberts, Michael D. (2000). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2. Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 160–2.