Cape on the north coast of Oro Province. During the war, there was a small radio station
at this location and PT Boat base at Douglas Harbor.
Douglas Harbor
Harbor to the east of Cape Ward Hunt. On
March 24, 1943 PT 142 scouted the harbor, found it free of Japanese
and suitable for use as a PT Boat base. The SS Masaya was bound
to provide supplies and troops for this base, but was sunk by Japanese
aircraft before it could reach the location. This sinking
set back PT Boat operations for a month. A month later, on April
8, PT 114 scouted Morobe Harbor was scouted as a new base, and
plans for one at Douglas Harbor were abandoned.
