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United States Navy shipyards belong (or belonged) to the U.S. Navy. For U.S. shipyards owned by private companies, see Category:Shipyards of the United States . Subcategories
All specially-built yard net tenders were reclassified in 1944 as auxiliary net laying ships, see List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy § Net laying ships (AN) for the reclassification result. The 24 impressed tugboats were reclassed as Net tender tugs (YNT), later some as tugboats (YTB or YTL).
Naval Station Mayport (IATA: NRB, ICAO: KNRB, FAA LID: NRB) is a major United States Navy base on San Pablo Island [3] in Jacksonville, Florida. It contains a protected harbor that can accommodate aircraft carrier-size vessels, ship's intermediate maintenance activity (SIMA) and a military airfield (Admiral David L. McDonald Field) with one ...
Commissioned as a guided missile frigate (DLG), the USS MacDONOUGH was reclassified as guided missile destroyer (DDG) on 30 June 1975, changing its hullnumber from DLG 8 to DDG 39. [4] The ship was decommissioned on 23 October 1992, and stricken from the Navy list on 20 November 1992. On 16 December 1994, the MacDONOUGH was finally sold for ...
The Navy, along with the VA and California’s health and toxicity agencies, say the levels of contamination at the former shipyard are currently low and pose no public health hazards.
Naval Operating Base Terminal Island, (NOB Terminal Island) was United States Navy base founded on 25 September 1941 to support the World War II efforts in the Pacific War. Naval Operating Base Terminal Island was founded by combining Naval Facilities in cities of San Pedro , Long Beach and Wilmington , California under one command.
In 1952 the yard was sold to Martinolich Shipbuilding Company, ... ATR 39: US Navy: Rescue Tug: 850d: 10-Jan-45: Disposed of in 1946 ATR 40: US Navy: Rescue Tug: 850d ...
On 9 February 1943, the Secretary of the Navy established the facilities as the US Naval Dry Docks, Roosevelt Base, California. [2] Also in 1943, a barrack for Marines was built, work began on another approach pier, a 50 short tons (45 t) drydock crane was erected, and several shop buildings were started.