15 Jul 1943
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
- Roosevelt Roads Naval Base in Puerto Rico was commissioned as an operations base. ww2dbase [Roosevelt Roads Naval Base | Ceiba | CPC]
1 Nov 1944
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
- Roosevelt Roads Naval Base in Puerto Rico was downgraded to naval station status. ww2dbase [Roosevelt Roads Naval Base | Ceiba | CPC]
1 Feb 1966
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
- USS Wasp entered Roosevelt Roads Naval Base in Puerto Rico to evaluate damages caused by a storm. ww2dbase [Roosevelt Roads Naval Base | Wasp (Essex-class) | Ceiba | CPC]
29 Mar 1967
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
- USS Wasp completed her repairs at Roosevelt Roads Naval Base in Puerto Rico. ww2dbase [Roosevelt Roads Naval Base | Wasp (Essex-class) | Ceiba | CPC]
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