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Shaneo2

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Frank & Ted,

Cheers again for the help. Excuse my spelling here, as it is often late and I am sometimes distracted.

Ted :I read w/interest about the moorings between Lambari and Bau, I think those may be divable if they are not decomposed- I will touch bases w/the dive shop about those.

I see the Bau Buildings you mentioned and the little cove...I put the curser between a couple house at : 08 23" 55.78" S 157 19' 11.10" E

I take it this was the larger/new base area ? I looked at the other moto's I went ashore on (IN 1981), and my pictures show a coral base, so I think that may explain why there was some building/presence on them.

Here is the Lat/Long : 08 24' 39.28 S 157 19' 28.09" E ---you will see the three small moto's there, and I think the larger (blurred), one to the SW also had items on it.

I would like to look at that one again, as it comes the closest to the PT 164 Latitude mark at 08 25' S- (I wish they gave the seconds also). The Natives seemed to be rather sure there was PT boat activity on these smaller moto's, plus it was closer to paddle I guess.

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  TED WALTHER

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Those coordinates are not Lumbari Island. Since Ron 9 and Ron 10 were the first in the area I don't think that little island is the place of 164. This is 9/10ths of a mile away. I think it is Lumbari in that little indentation area of the island. As this was the exact location of the base. when they first got up there this was the only area they used. In this case of coordinates 08 24' 39.28 S 157 19' 28.09" E, puts it in the middle of that little Island to the south. Why not write Dick Kersey and just ask him, was he standing on Lumbari or another Island in the area?
Take care,
TED


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Shaneo2

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Ted,

The little Islands of the Lat./Long I posted were shown to me the natives whom seemed to be of the impression the PT's were also around there.

These Island would've been decent for some purpose'es, they all had a firm coral soil, and the larger one to the SW had a wrecked barge on it.

Plus the foundations for buildings were still on some...I am unsure of their exact use and relied on the local knowledge.

The online Lar/Lon I got for PT 164 was:

08 25' S 157 19' E ( no seconds listed)

When one runs the curser to this Lat/Long -it is well ashore on Rendova, and the shoreline is still the same from that era.

Yet if one follows the Lat line out into the Harbor it is close to the little blurry one to the SW on the cords I listed in my previous post.

This is what is making me think it may be further down the harbor and not near the big base area where the PT 117 was beached ?

I am new to the site, so do not know Dick Kersey or how to get ahold of him ? I do not have profile previlages etc. etc.

Many Thanks again for the reply,

Shaneo2


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Shaneo2

Here's a link to instructions on how to post photos on this message board
http://www.ptboats.org/photo-posting.html

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Shaneo2

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Thanks ED,

Will see if this works: DUKW and jeep on one of the small moto's



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Shaneo2

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Another try




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The well on one of the smaller moto's Rendova Harbor..(US well) according to locals.




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Another moto with what I understood to be the remains of a US bunker or air raid shelter Rendova Harbor





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Shaneo2

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On the last photo I think the moto in the distance in Lambari w/the hills in the far background being over towards Munda and the outer islands there.


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Love the new photo's. Seeing the area in Color is just great and I can get a since of what life was like during that time. I hope you can get us more photo's of these areas. GREAT JOB!!!


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