Puget Sound Navy Yard

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Puget Sound Navy Yard, now known as Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, is a major U.S. Navy shipbuilding and repair facility located in Bremerton, Washington.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy installation
naval shipyard
alsoKnownAs PSNS
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
constructionStartDate 1892
country United States
economicImpact major employer in Bremerton area
employer civilian workforce
military personnel
hasFacility dry docks
industrial shops
piers
ship recycling complex
hasNearbyCity Seattle, Washington
heritageDesignation historic naval industrial site
inception 1891
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kitsap County, Washington
Pacific Northwest
Washington (state)
locatedInMetropolitanArea Seattle metropolitan area
locatedOnBodyOfWater Puget Sound
location Bremerton, Washington
militaryBranch United States Navy
notableFor large‑scale overhaul projects
longstanding presence in Bremerton
support of U.S. Pacific Fleet
opened 1896
operator United States Navy
ownedBy United States Department of the Navy
partOf Naval Sea Systems Command
United States Pacific Fleet industrial base
primaryFunction ship modernization
ship recycling
ship repair
shipbuilding
regionServed Pacific Ocean
significantEvent Cold War nuclear‑powered ship maintenance
World War I shipbuilding and repair operations
World War II shipbuilding and repair operations
conversion to major repair and overhaul facility
specializesIn decommissioning of naval vessels
maintenance of nuclear‑powered vessels
overhaul of aircraft carriers
timeZone Pacific Time Zone

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
USS Nevada
USS Nevada (BB-36)
repairedAt
Puget Sound Navy Yard ("Puget Sound Naval Shipyard")
alsoKnownAs
USS Astoria (CA-34)
builder
Kitsap County ("Puget Sound Naval Shipyard")
hasMilitaryInstallation
Bremerton ("Puget Sound Naval Shipyard")
hasNavalFacility
Bremerton ("Puget Sound Naval Shipyard")
knownFor
USS Astoria (CA-34)
laidDownAt
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
modernizedAt

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