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AMERICAN OCCUPATION |
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THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Chaguaramas Development Authority is currently engaged in detailed research of it's American Occupation period. |
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The strategic position of Chaguaramas came into prominence when the area became one of the famed “destroyer bases” in 1941. the British government in exchange for fifty over age destroyers, surrendered eight bases to the united states government. Chaguaramas then became a united states naval base and came into full operation in 1943. the importance of Chaguaramas to the world war II effort was even greater increased with the construction in 1966 of one of the eight Omega navigation systems in the world |
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