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Naval Base Cavite

Philippine Navy Base in Cavite City

Naval Station Pascual Ledesma, also known as Cavite Naval Base or Cavite Navy Yard, is a military installation of the Philippine Navy in Cavite City. In the 1940s and '50s, it was called Philippine Navy Operating Base. The 9-hectare (22-acre) naval base is located at the easternmost end of Cavite Point in the San Roque district of the city. Via traffic lane, this naval establishment is next to the famous Samonte Park. It was the former extension of U.S. Naval Station Sangley Point which is now Naval Station Heracleo Alano. In 2009, it was named after Cmdre. Pascual Ledesma, a leader of the Philippine Revolution and the first Officer-In-Command of the Philippine Navy.

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  • May 17, 1843Birth of Cmdre. who will later be honored in the naming of the base.
  • June 6, 1917Death of Cmdre., a leader of the Philippine Revolution and the first Officer-In-Command of the Philippine Navy.
  • 1941The 16th Naval District was established in the navy yard during the American colonial period.
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