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First called Philadelphia Naval Business Center, it is now known as The Navy Yard. It is a large mixed-use campus where nearly 15,000 people are employed by more than 120 companies representing a mix of industries, including cell therapy production facilities, global fashion companies, and a commercial shipyard.
Naval Support Activity Philadelphia is a 134 acres (0.209 sq mi) United States Navy base located in the Lawncrest section of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and located 113 miles (182 km) east of its parent command, NSA Mechanicsburg. With the exception of a few buildings, much of the base is industrial in style, and consists of office ...
PA 611 begins at an interchange with I-95 (Delaware Expressway) in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, heading north on Broad Street. South of I-95, Broad Street continues into The Navy Yard, a mixed-use development that is located at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard .
League Island was an island in the Delaware River, part of the city of Philadelphia, just upstream from the mouth of the Schuylkill River. The island was developed as the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Since the late 20th century, it has been redeveloped and now operates primarily as an industrial park under the name "The Navy Yard".
The Marine Barracks is an historic, American barracks that is located at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]
The yard was started as a cooperation between Kværner and the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Government of the United States.Rebuilt and opened in 2000, the yard delivered its first ship in 2003: MV Manukai, a container cargo ship for Matson Line and the first of three, CV 2600 class sister vessels built for Matson through 2006.
After the conversion of the Naval Yard for civilian uses, the Norwegian company Kværner rebuilt the western facility for commercial shipbuilding operations in partnership with the City of Philadelphia. Now called the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, the yard opened in 2000 and delivered its first vessel in 2003. [37]
Broad Street is a major arterial street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The street runs for approximately 13 miles (21 km), beginning at the intersection of Cheltenham Avenue on the border of Cheltenham Township and the West/East Oak Lane neighborhoods of North Philadelphia to the Philadelphia Navy Yard in South Philadelphia.