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Naval Station Bremerton is a former station of the United States Navy that was merged with Naval Submarine Base Bangor into Naval Base Kitsap in 2004. [1] Kitsap serves as host command for the Navy's fleet throughout the Pacific Northwest. [2] It is home to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. In addition to ...
It is the largest naval organization in Navy Region Northwest, and composed of installations at Bremerton, Bangor, Indian Island, Manchester, and Keyport, Washington. It received the 2005 and 2017 Commander in Chief's Award for Installation Excellence - the Best Base in the U.S. Navy. [ 2 ]
The commission recommended Point Turner in Puget Sound, where Bremerton is located. Political opposition from California and Oregon held up the approval and funding until 1891. The Navy purchased 190 acres (77 hectares), purchased for $9,513, from a Seattle land speculator, William Bremer. [2] Construction began in 1892 with Drydock No. 1.
Preliminary designs call for a monument and new 'Navy League Park' near the Charleston Gate to Naval Base Kitsap. Navy League, city planning new Callow Ave park to host USS Bremerton sail Skip to ...
18 Jan 1997, Sat Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Washington) Newspapers.com. Ex-Kitty Hawk (2008-2022) The USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) arrived in Bremerton in September 2008 and was decommissioned at PSNS and ...
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, officially Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), is a United States Navy shipyard covering 179 acres (0.7 km 2) on Puget Sound at Bremerton, Washington in uninterrupted use since its establishment in 1891; it has also been known as Navy Yard Puget Sound, Bremerton Navy Yard, and the Bremerton Naval Complex.
The Navy is expected to decommission Nimitz in 2025, though leaders have discussed extending its life. This article originally appeared on Kitsap Sun: Nimitz returns to Bremerton following key ...
The Naval Support Base Bangor's naval history began in 1942 when it became a site for shipping ammunition to the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.For an expansion and to establish a permanent naval base, the U.S. Navy purchased 7,676 acres (3100 hectares) of land on the Hood Canal near the town of Bangor, Washington for approximately $18.7 million.