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Morobe Kumuls
Morobe United FC, formerly known as Blue Kumuls (1970s–2005), Shorncliffe Blue Kumuls (2005), Tuguba Laitepo Blue Kumuls (2006), Morobe Kumuls FC (2007), Gigira Laitepo Morobe FC (2008–2014, exc. 2011–12 season), Gigira Laitepo Central Coast FC (2011–12), and Welgris Morobe United FC (2015–2018, again in use), are a Papua New Guinea professional soccer club founded in the 1970s and based in Lae. The club was one of the founding members of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, finishing 2nd once and 3rd four times before defecting to the National Premier League ahead of the 2017 season. Their most successful season came in 2009–10, when they were runners-up in the Grand Final, losing 5–0 to Hekari United. The team finished as runners-up in the 2018 National Premier League season, losing in the Grand Final 4–3 to Erema FC. History Foundation and early years The club was founded sometime in the 1970s, but the first record of them playing competitivel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarangau Warders
Lombrum Naval Base, also known as HMPNGS ''Tarangau'' and formerly PNG Defence Force Base Lombrum, is a naval military base operated by the Maritime Operations Element of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). It is located on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. Lombrum is the home port of the PNGDF's Pacific-class patrol boat force. After redevelopment in 1950 by the Royal Australian Navy, it was known as HMAS ''Seeadler'', being renamed HMAS ''Tarangau'' soon afterwards. The Manus Regional Processing Centre was established within the base in 2001. History The naval facility, Manus Naval Base, was first built during World War II as a "Lion" which was code for a major Fleet installation of the United States Navy. It was constructed by the Seabees of CBs 11, 58, and 71 and commissioned in January 1944. The base and Seeadler Harbor became a major US Naval Advance Base during the latter part of the war. The base was a major ship repair depot. At the base was the Large auxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
