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2. USS Downes (DD-375) - Wikipedia

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   Downes was launched 22 April 1936 by Norfolk Naval Shipyard; sponsored by Miss S. F. Downes, descendant of Captain Downes; and commissioned 15 January 1937.. Downes reached San Diego, California from Norfolk, Virginia 24 November 1937, and based there for exercises along the west coast, in the Caribbean, and in the Hawaiian Islands until April 1940, when Pearl Harbor became her home port.

3. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company - Wikipedia

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   In 1944 National Iron Works moved to its present location at 28th Street and Harbor Drive on San Diego Bay and in 1949 the company was renamed National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. to reflect the shipyard. [8] National Iron Works built some important San Diego structures, such as some of the plants in which Convair manufactured aircraft for World ...

4. USS Sierra (AD-18) - Wikipedia

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   The next day, she began a 10-day shakedown cruise in the Chesapeake Bay area and a subsequent yard availability period in the Norfolk Navy Yard from 28 April to 17 May. On 18 May, Sierra stood out of Norfolk en route to San Diego, California, via the Panama Canal Zone. She was in San Diego for five days and, on 7 June, departed for Pearl Harbor ...

5. Norfolk Naval Shipyard - Wikipedia

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   The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling and repairing the Navy's ships. It is the oldest and largest industrial facility that belongs to the U.S. Navy as well as the most comprehensive.

6. List of maritime museums in the United States - Wikipedia

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   California: Port Hueneme: US Navy SeaBee Museum: California: Richmond: Rosie the Riveter National Historic Site: California: Samoa: Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: California: San Diego: San Diego Maritime Museum: Y California: San Francisco: San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park: Y California: San Francisco

7. USS Sunfish (SSN-649) - Wikipedia

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   Sunfish departed Charleston on 3 January 1972, for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and a tour of duty with the United States Sixth Fleet. She returned to her Charleston on 21 May 1972 and entered a stand-down period that lasted until early October, when she entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth, Virginia, for her first major ...

8. USS Pyro (AE-24) - Wikipedia

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   The second USS Pyro (AE–24), an ammunition ship, was laid down 21 October 1957 by Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland; launched 5 November 1958; sponsored by Mrs. Stuart H. Ingersoll; and commissioned 24 July 1959 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Va.

9. USS Pasadena (SSN-752) - Wikipedia

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   Following successful completion of her Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Pasadena returned to the fleet on 31 October 2021. In March of 2022, she participated in ICEX 2022, which involved surfacing through the arctic ice along with the Virginia -class submarine , USS Illinois (SSN-786) .