Yamdena Island,
known during the Dutch colonial period as "Jamdena".
Part of the Tanimbar Island Group, which includes Jamdena (Yamdena) Island.
Thanks to Lou Dorny /
The Baltic Group Archive
for this information.
Saumlaki Bay
Lat 07 ° 57' S 131 ° 18' E Bay located on the south-west coast of Yamdena.
Seaplane operating site
used by the Marineluchtvaartdienst / RNNAS and the United States
Navy prior to February 6, 1942.
Units based at Saumlaki:
USN Patrol Wing 10 (PBYs) on USS HERON (AVP 2) 27 Jan - 5
Feb, relieved by USS WILLIAM B. PRESTON (AVD 7) 5-6 Feb; site
abandoned 6 February.
