The Padaido Islands , also known as the Padaido Archipelago , is a group of Islands in Indonesia 's Papua Province . They lie in Cenderawasih Bay , south and southeast of the island of Biak . The archipelago consists of many small islands and coral reefs.
12-543: The Padaido Islands lie between 1°07’ and 1°22’ South Latitude, and 136°10’ and 136°46’ East Longitude. The archipelago consists of 29 islands. Owi lies furthest west. Auki, Pai, Mios Woendi , and Nusi islands are part of the extensive Woendi atoll, contained within a fringing coral reef, which comprise the Padaido District within the Regency. Pekreki Island lies west of the atoll. An eastern group of islands forming
24-602: A refit at Mios Woendi and be based there for a period. When the war ended the Dutch Navy used the facilities until 1961. PT Squadrons at Camp Taylor at various times: This Papua location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . VPB-34 VPB-34 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy . The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 34 (VP-34) on 16 April 1942, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron 34 (VPB-34) on 1 October 1944 and disestablished on 7 April 1945. The squadron
36-539: A torpedo depot were also constructed. The last combat patrol out of Mios Woendi was mid-November 1944. Ships stationed at or transitioning the base to support PT operations were the USS ; Hilo (AGP-2) , USS Portunus (AGP-4) , USS Varuna (AGP-5) , USS Oyster Bay (AGP-6) , USS Mobjack (AGP-7) , USS Willoughby (AGP-9) , USS Orestes (AGP-10) and USS Griffin (AS-13) . The Hilo
48-546: Is tropical, with an annual rainfall close to 100 inches (2,540 mm). The people are primarily Melanesian . Mios Woedni was the location of a forward base, Naval Base Mios Woendi , of the United States Navy during World War II code named "Stinker". In June 1944 PT Advance Base 2 arrived along with the Seabees of PT Advance Base Construction Detachment of the 113th Naval Construction Battalion. When all
60-511: The 300 bed Naval Hospital 16 built by the 55th CB. The Seabees had to add more when Navy Seaplane Base 2 arrived in July. VPB-11 , VPB-20 , VPB-33 and VPB-34 all had aircraft there at one point. Also arriving in July was Mobile Amphibious Repair Base 2. This advance base component was designed to provide repairs and support for the operation of 18 LST 's, 18 LCI 's, 36 LCT 's, 60 LCM 's, and 240 LCVP 's. Five PT drydocks plus repair shops and
72-559: The Almando Padaido District includes Padaidori, Bromsi, Pasi, Manggwandi, Workbondi, Insamfursi, Samakur, Dauwi, Wamsor, Runi and other small islands and reefs. The islands are generally low, and composed of sand, limestone, or sandstone. Nine of the islands are inhabited. The residents mostly work as fishers, catching tuna and reef fish. Most fishers use traditional methods such as hook-and-line and nets. Some employ means like poisoning and dynamite fishing, which damage
84-472: The coral reefs and plants and animals that live there. Politically the islands are part of Biak Numfor Regency . The islands are in the Coral Triangle , which has the greatest diversity of coral reef species. Marine environments include extensive areas of coral reef and seagrass beds, and smaller areas of mangrove swamp , particularly on Padaidori. The islands have a wet tropical climate. Many of
96-501: The islands are forested. Beach forests occur on most of the islands. Several islands have groves of coconut palms, and some of the larger islands have areas of lowland tropical forest growing on limestone substrates. Some beach forests are composed mostly of Casuarina , while others have a mix of species including the trees and shrubs Barringtonia asiatica , Pandanus tectorius , Hibiscus tiliaceus , Casuarina , Scaevola frutescens , and Terminalia catappa . Crinum asiaticum and
108-522: The northwestern coast of the island nation of Papua New Guinea . The island is in an atoll southeast of Biak , off the north coast of Papua in Western New Guinea . It is roughly a triangle in shape with the longest side 1 mile (1.6 km) in length. Padaido lagoon at Mios Woendi, provides a deep-water anchorage of nearly 5 square miles (13 km ), and the island has 2,100 feet (640 m) of navigable beach front. The climate
120-532: The parasitic plant Cassytha filiformis are found the beach forest understory. Padaido Marine Recreation Park, established in 2009, encompasses the islands and the sea around them. Woendi Mios Woendi island is an island in the Schouten Islands of Papua province, eastern Indonesia . It lies in Cenderawasih Bay (or Geelvink Bay) 50 kilometres (31 mi; 27 nmi) off
132-535: Was done Mios Woendi would be the largest PT facility in the Pacific and named Camp Taylor for the skipper PT-193 lost. To make that happen the 55th CB was sent to enlarge the camp into a 2,000 man base that would be PT Base 21. There were 12 finger docks to accommodate 50 PT boats. The 19th Special Construction Battalion was sent to take care of the stevedoring and had brought a 100-bed mobile dispensary to set up in addition. The dispensary would be absorbed into
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#1732775345875144-818: Was the Flagship of PT Task Group 70.1 and the Griffen was tasked for submarines. On short notice the Seabees built a stage for a USO show featuring Bob Hope , Frances Langford and Patty Thomas . Camp Taylor also served submarines. Its torpedo depot was one reason. The other was special operations of the Combined Field Intelligence Service in support of guerrillas and coast watchers . These guerrilla sub missions originated at Brisbane 's,Capricorn Wharf or Mios Woendi. The USS Narwhal (SS-167) one of these boats. She would have
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