Location
Cape on the north coast of Oro Province. The cape was named after George Ward Hunt, First Lord of the Admiralty (1874-1877), by Captain John Moresby.

RAAF Radar Station No. 315
Radio station operated from April 12, 1943 - October 4, 1944.

Douglas Harbor
Harbor to the east of Cape Ward Hunt. On March 24, 1943 PT 142 scouted the harbor, found it free of Japanese and suitable for use as a PT Boat base. The SS Masaya was bound to provide supplies and troops for this base, but was sunk by Japanese aircraft before it could reach the location.  This sinking set back PT Boat operations for a month. A month later, on April 8, PT 114 scouted Morobe Harbor was scouted as a new base, and plans for one at Douglas Harbor were abandoned.

B-26 "Dixie" Serial Number 40-1496
Pilot Cooper, force landed August 7, 1942 crew survived

A6M2 Zero
Wreckage upside down

B-17E Serial Number 41-2435
Pilot Watson crashed August 2, 1942 2-3 miles out to sea

Deboin
Lat 8° 3' 0S Long 148° 7' 0E  Village located at the tip of Cape Ward Hunt.

B-24D "The Swan" 42-40475
Pilot Coleman, MIA December 3, 1943 wreckage located in December 2000, case resolved

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009