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Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet Headquarters (World War II)

CINCPAC Headquarters
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Makalapa Support Facilities, Makalapa Administration Area, Pearl Harbor (Honolulu, Hawaii).jpg
Makalapa Support Facilities
Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet Headquarters (World War II) is located in Hawaii
Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet Headquarters (World War II)
Location Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Coordinates 21°21′45″N 157°56′08″W / 21.36250°N 157.93556°W / 21.36250; -157.93556Coordinates: 21°21′45″N 157°56′08″W / 21.36250°N 157.93556°W / 21.36250; -157.93556
Built 1942
NRHP Reference # 87001295
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 28, 1987
Designated NHL May 28, 1987

CINCPAC Fleet Headquarters, also known as Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet Headquarters, was the headquarters of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from 1942 through 1945, while he was Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet during World War II. Commanding land, sea, and air forces, Admiral Nimitz had major responsibility for campaigns such as the Battle of Midway, the liberation of Guam, and the seizure of Saipan and Tinian in the Marianas.



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