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 USN 1944  USN November 10, 1944  Jeff Huchinson 2003  Frank Morrill 1945 |
Location Seeadler Harbor borders Manus Island to the west and Los Negros Island to the east in the Admiralty Island Group (Admiralty Islands). Named by the Germans, "Seeadler" meaning "sea eagle". During World War II often incorrectly referred to by Americans as "Manus Island Harbor" or "Manus Harbor". Prewar and during the Pacific War part of the Territory of New Guinea. Today located in Manus Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Wartime History After the American occupation of the Admiralties, Seeadler Harbor was developed into a major US Navy base used by warships, cargo ships and transports. Seaplanes operated in the harbor from Lombrum Seaplane Base on Los Negros. Seeadler Harbor was an important staging base for the invasion forces bound for Leyte and Luzon in the Philippines. On November 10, 1944 an accidental explosion destroyed ammunition ship USS Mount Hood AE-11 and damaged other other vessels claiming the lives of In total, 45 dead, 327 missing and 371 injured. Lombrum Seaplane Base Built by US Navy after liberation as a seaplane base using adjacent Seeadler Harbor USS Mount Hood AE-11 Sunk November 10, 1944 by accidental explosion USS ABSD-2 Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock 2 (AFDB-2) Postwar towed to Pearl Harbor and disassembled into section during 1990. USS ABSD-4 Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock 4 (AFDB-4) Decommissioned April 15, 1989 and remains partially sunk in Seealder Harbor to this day. LCVP Landing Craft There are several abandoned landing craft sunk in the harbor, near Lombrum at the end of the war. Veteran CM/2c Frank Morrill, USN recalls: "As soon as the war was over, we loaded up a whole bunch of LCM's and other landing craft and took them out away. We took off the hatch covers and sunk the whole mess. About ten of them went down to Davey Jones Locker." Japanese Ship Sunk to the mast level in Seeadler Harbor. Wartime photo via Frank Morrill Contribute
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