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SS Jeremiah O'Brien is a Liberty ship built during World War II and named after the American Revolutionary War ship captain Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818). Now based in San Francisco , she is a rare survivor [ a ] of the 6,939-ship 6 June 1944 D-Day armada off the coast of Normandy , France.
1943 USS Tilefish – [55] (sank 2 ships 6 World War II Pacific patrols [58] 1944 USS Spadefish – [59] (sank 21 ships in 5 World War II Pacific patrols (4th highest number for a U.S. submarine) [48] 1944 USS Trepang – [59] (sank 11 ships in 5 World War II Pacific patrols [52] 1944 USS Spot – [59] (sank 1 ship in 3 World War II Pacific ...
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On September 20, 1950, a US Navy ship just off the coast of San Francisco used a giant hose to spray a cloud of microbes into the air and into the city's famous fog.
During the early 20th century much of the Hunters Point shoreline was extended by landfill extensions into the San Francisco Bay. Between World War I and the beginning of World War II the Navy contracted with the private owners for the use of the docks. The docks provided deep-water facilities between San Diego and Bremerton, Washington.
The Navy held the court-martial on Yerba Buena Island, [62] part of Naval Training and Distribution Center (later "Naval Station") Treasure Island, halfway between Oakland and San Francisco. Reporters were invited to watch the proceedings; Navy public relations officers gave reporters copies of photographs and press statements describing the ...
USS San Francisco (CL/CA-38), a New Orleans-class cruiser, was the second ship of three of the United States Navy named after the city of San Francisco, California. Commissioned in 1934, she was one of the most decorated ships of World War II , earning 17 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation .
The San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard was a short-lived shipyard formed in 1965 with the combination of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard and the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. The combined yards were the largest naval shipyard in the world, but the desired cost savings did not materialize, and the two yards reverted to separate management in ...