U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay: Difference between revisions

{{for -multi|the body of water|Subic Bay, Philippines|the municipality|Subic, Zambales}}

'''Naval Base Subic Bay''' was a major ship-repair, supply, and rest and recreation facility of the [[Spanish Navy]] and subsequently the [[United States Navy]] located in [[Zambales]], Philippines. The base was 262 square miles, about the size of Singapore.<ref>{{cite news |author=Floyd Whaley |title=Shadows of an Old Military Base |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/world/asia/27iht-subic27.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=26 April 2013 |access-date=24 December 2014 }}</ref> The Navy Exchange had the largest volume of sales of any exchange in the world, and the Naval Supply Depot handled the largest volume of fuel oil of any navy facility in the world.<ref>Anderson, pp. 142–143.</ref> The naval base was the largest overseas military installation of the [[United States Armed Forces]], after [[Clark Air Base]] in [[Angeles City]] was closed in 1991.<ref name=largest>Barber, Ben. "Two decades on, Philippines struggles with U.S. base cleanup". ''[[The American Legion Magazine]]'', September 2012: 64.</ref> Following its closure in 1992, it was transformed into the [[Subic Bay Freeport Zone]] by the Philippine government.