Mare Island Naval Shipyard
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard was a major U.S. Navy shipbuilding and repair facility in Vallejo, California, notable as one of the first permanent naval shipyards on the West Coast.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mare Island Naval Shipyard canonical | 15 |
| Mare Island | 9 |
| Mare Island Navy Yard | 2 |
| Mare Island Historic Park | 1 |
| Mare Island Naval Shipyard (redeveloped site) | 1 |
| Mare Island, California | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy facility
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naval shipyard ⓘ |
| closed | 1996 ⓘ |
| commissioned | January 1854 ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1854 ⓘ |
| contains |
Mare Island Naval Cemetery
ⓘ
St. Peter's Chapel ⓘ historic dry docks ⓘ naval industrial buildings ⓘ officers' housing ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic preservation district
ⓘ
industrial and commercial park ⓘ mixed-use redevelopment area ⓘ residential area ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1996 ⓘ |
| era |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Cold War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| established | 1854 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Francisco Bay Area
ⓘ
San Pablo Bay ⓘ Solano County ⓘ
surface form:
Solano County, California
|
| locatedOn |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mare Island
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| location |
Vallejo
ⓘ
surface form:
Vallejo, California
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| namedAfter |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mare Island
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| near |
Vallejo
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surface form:
City of Vallejo
|
| notableActivity |
construction of auxiliary ships
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construction of destroyer escorts ⓘ construction of submarines ⓘ |
| notableRole |
important submarine construction yard during the Cold War
ⓘ
major West Coast ship repair facility during World War II ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | United States Pacific Fleet infrastructure ⓘ |
| peakEmployment | over 40,000 workers during World War II ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
overhaul of naval vessels
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ship repair ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure |
Base Realignment and Closure 2005
ⓘ
surface form:
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process
|
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| significance |
first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
one of the first permanent U.S. naval shipyards on the West Coast ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| waterway |
Carquinez Pass
ⓘ
surface form:
Carquinez Strait
Napa River ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Mare Island
this entity surface form:
Mare Island Historic Park
subject surface form:
USS California
this entity surface form:
Mare Island
this entity surface form:
Mare Island
subject surface form:
USS Chicago (CA-29)
subject surface form:
USS Chicago (CA-29)
this entity surface form:
Mare Island, California
this entity surface form:
Mare Island
this entity surface form:
Mare Island Navy Yard
this entity surface form:
Mare Island
this entity surface form:
Mare Island Naval Shipyard (redeveloped site)
this entity surface form:
Mare Island
this entity surface form:
Mare Island
this entity surface form:
Mare Island
this entity surface form:
Mare Island Navy Yard
subject surface form:
State Route 37 (California)
this entity surface form:
Mare Island