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 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
surface form: Mare Island
location Vallejo
surface form: Vallejo, California
namedAfter Mare Island Naval Shipyard self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mare Island
near Vallejo
surface form: 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 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
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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USS California (BB-44) builder Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Vallejo hasLandmark Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Vallejo hasLandmark Mare Island Naval Shipyard
this entity surface form: Mare Island
Vallejo hasAttraction Mare Island Naval Shipyard
this entity surface form: Mare Island Historic Park
BB-44 laidDownAt Mare Island Naval Shipyard
subject surface form: USS California
Mare Island Naval Shipyard locatedOn Mare Island Naval Shipyard self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mare Island
Mare Island Naval Shipyard namedAfter Mare Island Naval Shipyard self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mare Island
US heavy cruiser USS Chicago builder Mare Island Naval Shipyard
subject surface form: USS Chicago (CA-29)
US heavy cruiser USS Chicago placeBuilt Mare Island Naval Shipyard
subject surface form: USS Chicago (CA-29)
this entity surface form: Mare Island, California
USS Chicago launchedBy Mare Island Naval Shipyard
USS Chicago builtAt Mare Island Naval Shipyard
USS Minneapolis (CA-36) repairedAt Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Napa River hasMouthNear Mare Island Naval Shipyard
this entity surface form: Mare Island
USS San Francisco (CA-38) laidDownAt Mare Island Naval Shipyard
this entity surface form: Mare Island Navy Yard
USS San Francisco (CA-38) builder Mare Island Naval Shipyard
USS La Vallette (DD-448) repairedAt Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Touro University California locatedIn Mare Island Naval Shipyard
this entity surface form: Mare Island
Touro University California hasCampus Mare Island Naval Shipyard
this entity surface form: Mare Island Naval Shipyard (redeveloped site)
California State Route 37 passesNear Mare Island Naval Shipyard
this entity surface form: Mare Island
Mare Island Naval Cemetery locatedIn Mare Island Naval Shipyard
this entity surface form: Mare Island
Mare Island Naval Cemetery partOf Mare Island Naval Shipyard
St. Peter's Chapel locatedIn Mare Island Naval Shipyard
this entity surface form: Mare Island
St. Peter's Chapel locatedOn Mare Island Naval Shipyard
St. Peter's Chapel associatedWith Mare Island Naval Shipyard
USS Silversides (SS-236) builder Mare Island Naval Shipyard
USS Henley (DD-391) laidDownAt Mare Island Naval Shipyard
this entity surface form: Mare Island Navy Yard
USS Apogon builder Mare Island Naval Shipyard
State Route 37 near Mare Island Naval Shipyard
subject surface form: State Route 37 (California)
this entity surface form: Mare Island
USS Langley builder Mare Island Naval Shipyard