. . "Naval Advance Base Espiritu Santo"@en . . . "Map of Espiritu Santo"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "67233616"^^ . . . . . . . . . "POINT(167.17721557617 -15.514444351196)"^^ . . . . "Naval Advance Base Espiritu Santo or Naval Base Espiritu Santo, most often just called Espiritu Santo, was a major advance Naval base that the U.S. Navy Seabees built during World War II to support the allied effort in the Pacific. The base was located on the island Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides, now Vanuatu in the South Pacific. The base also supported the U.S. Army and Army Air Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, and US Marine Corps. It was the first large advance base built in the Pacific. By the end of the war it had become the second-largest base in the theater. To keep ships tactically available there was a demand for bases that could repair and resupply the fleet at advance locations, rather than return them to the United States. Prior to December 7th, Pearl Harbor was the U.S. fleet's la"@en . . . . . . "Naval Advance Base Espiritu Santo La Base navale d'Espiritu Santo (en anglais : Naval Advance Base Espiritu Santo ou Espiritu Santo Naval Base), le plus souvent simplement appel\u00E9e Espiritu Santo, \u00E9tait une base navale avanc\u00E9e que les Seabees de l'US Navy ont construite pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour soutenir l'effort alli\u00E9 dans le Pacifique."@fr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Current name: Vanuatu,"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Naval Advance Base Espiritu Santo La Base navale d'Espiritu Santo (en anglais : Naval Advance Base Espiritu Santo ou Espiritu Santo Naval Base), le plus souvent simplement appel\u00E9e Espiritu Santo, \u00E9tait une base navale avanc\u00E9e que les Seabees de l'US Navy ont construite pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour soutenir l'effort alli\u00E9 dans le Pacifique."@fr . . . . . . . "-15.51444435119629"^^ . . "1119972502"^^ . . . "167.1772155761719"^^ . "-15.514444444444445 167.1772222222222" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Naval Advance Base Espiritu Santo"@en . . . . . . . "Naval Advance Base Espiritu Santo"@en . . . . . . "Inlands of New Hebrides"@en . . . . . "23327"^^ . . "Espiritu Santo and Aore Island, Espiritu Santo Naval Base from 1942 to 1946"@en . . . . . . . "Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu"@en . . "Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo.PNG"@en . "1940.0"^^ . "Espiritu Santo"@en . . . "Naval Advance Base Espiritu Santo or Naval Base Espiritu Santo, most often just called Espiritu Santo, was a major advance Naval base that the U.S. Navy Seabees built during World War II to support the allied effort in the Pacific. The base was located on the island Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides, now Vanuatu in the South Pacific. The base also supported the U.S. Army and Army Air Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, and US Marine Corps. It was the first large advance base built in the Pacific. By the end of the war it had become the second-largest base in the theater. To keep ships tactically available there was a demand for bases that could repair and resupply the fleet at advance locations, rather than return them to the United States. Prior to December 7th, Pearl Harbor was the U.S. fleet's largest advance base in the Pacific. Espiritu became capable of all aspects necessary to support the Fleet's operations from fleet logistics in fuel, food, and ammunition, to transport embarkation for combat operations or returning to the continental United States. The ship repair facilities and drydocks were capable of attending to most damage and routine maintenance. Had it not existed, ships would have had to return to Pearl Harbor, Brisbane, or Sydney for major repairs and resupply. The base became a major R and R destination for the fleet."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "City of Luganville"@en . . . . "Base navale d'Espiritu Santo"@fr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .