Location
Located at Morobe on the Morobe River, navigable for Nearly 1.75 nm inland. Also known as "Morobe PT Boat Base".

Construction
This base was scouted on April 8, 1943 by PT-114 captain Ensign Dean.   Aboard were Generals Horance H. Fuller (US Army 41st Division) and Lt. Commander Atkins. Deemed a superior location to the PT Boat base at Cape Ward Hunt. On April 14, PT-128 visited again, and landed 41st Division troops to occupy the harbor area.

Wartime History
Three PT Boats: PT-142, PT-66 and PT-149 arrived on April 20, 1943 and began setting up an advance base for PT Boat operations, replacing Tufi PT Boat Base.

Today
Morobe is a Resort and Regional Government Station.

References
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Last Updated
October 27, 2009