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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy facility
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
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, California
locatedOn Mare Island
location Vallejo, California
namedAfter Mare Island
near City of Vallejo
notableActivity construction of auxiliary ships
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 federal government
partOf United States Pacific Fleet infrastructure
peakEmployment over 40,000 workers during World War II
primaryFunction overhaul of naval vessels
ship repair
shipbuilding
reasonForClosure 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
waterway Carquinez Strait
Napa River

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