US Navy Anchorages

US Navy Anchorages is an anchorage in Santa Rita Municipality, Guam. US Navy Anchorages is situated nearby to the destroyed locality Destroyed Sumay Village WW2, as well as near the locality Lockwood Terrace - DoD Naval Housing.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orote Field and SMS Cormoran.

Orote Field

Aerodrome

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Orote Field is a former air base in the United States territory of Guam built by the Empire of Japan with Chamorro forced labor during the Japanese occupation of Guam.

SMS Cormoran or SMS Cormoran II was a German armed merchant raider that was originally a German-built Russian merchant vessel named Ryazan. The ship was active in the Pacific Ocean during World War I.

Tokai Maru

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Tokai Maru was a Japanese passenger-cargo ship built by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard that was sunk in Apra Harbor, Guam, in 1943, during World War II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hågat and Asan.

Hågat

Village

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Hågat is a village in the United States territory of Guam. It is located south of Apra Harbor on the island's western shore. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2010 census. Hågat is situated 4½ miles south of US Navy Anchorages.

Asan

Village

Photo: Dorothy, CC BY 2.0.

Asan is a community and census-designated place along the western coast of the U.S. territory of Guam. Asan, along with Maina and Nimitz Hill Annex, are the three communities in the village of Asan-Maina. Asan is situated 5 miles east of US Navy Anchorages.

US Navy Anchorages

Type: Anchorage
Category: transportation
Location: Santa Rita Municipality, Guam, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude

13.44769° or 13° 26′ 52″ north

Longitude

144.64703° or 144° 38′ 49″ east

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

7R56CJXW+3R

GeoNames ID

4038762

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Localities in the Area

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