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The Pennsylvania Navy (more formally known as the Pennsylvania State Navy or in modern terms the Pennsylvania Naval Militia) served as the naval force of Pennsylvania during the American Revolution and afterward, until the formation of the United States Navy.
In April 1889, the Pennsylvania Navy was reconstituted as the Naval Force of Pennsylvania (or Pennsylvania Naval Militia) - one of many organized state naval militias which were the predecessors to the modern day Naval Reserve. [2] By 1894, Pennsylvania was one of many states using ships lent by the regular navy. [2] It was organized on a ...
The navy of the American Revolution: its administration, its policy and its achievements. The Burrows Brothers Co. p. 315. paullin massachusetts navy. This work contains summary information on each of the various state navies. Shomette, Donald (2007). Shipwrecks, sea raiders, and maritime disasters along the Delmarva coast, 1632-2004. JHU Press.
The Pennsylvania Committee of Public Safety established a state navy, the Pennsylvania Navy, to protect the Delaware River and its avenues of approach. [8] On 27 May, the Marines of the Pennsylvania Navy employed row galleys to drive off two British warships in the Delaware River. [1]
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove or NASJRB Willow Grove (IATA: NXX, ICAO: KNXX, FAA LID: NXX) was a Naval Air Station owned by the U.S. Navy and located in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States [3] four miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Willow Grove, [2] which is north of Philadelphia.
Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster (IATA: NJP, ICAO: KNJP) was a U.S. Navy military installation located in Warminster, Pennsylvania and Ivyland, Pennsylvania.For most of its existence (1949–1993), the base was known as the Naval Air Development Center (NADC) Warminster, [2] but it has also been referred to as Johnsville Naval Air Development Center, NADC Johnsville or simply, Johnsville.
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 ...