Atlantic Reserve Fleet

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The Atlantic Reserve Fleet was a post–World War II U.S. Navy "mothball" fleet organization responsible for storing and maintaining inactive naval vessels at several anchorages along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy fleet organization
associatedWithConflict Cold War NERFINISHED
World War II NERFINISHED
country United States of America
fleetType mothball fleet
reserve fleet
hasAnchorageType anchorage
hasGeographicScope Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED
hasRole maintenance of inactive naval vessels
mothball fleet management
storage of inactive naval vessels
industry military maritime logistics
isSubsetOf United States Navy reserve fleet system NERFINISHED
locatedOnCoast United States East Coast
United States Gulf Coast NERFINISHED
maintainedStatusOfShips inactive
operatedBy United States Navy
operationalPeriod post–World War II era
partOf United States Navy reserve fleets NERFINISHED
purpose to retain naval vessels for possible future reactivation
regionServed Atlantic theater of operations NERFINISHED
relatedTo National Defense Reserve Fleet NERFINISHED
Pacific Reserve Fleet NERFINISHED
serviceBranch United States Navy
shipConditionMaintained inactive but preservable
shipConditionMaintained reduced operating status
usedFor long-term lay-up of surplus warships
preservation of naval mobilization reserve

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James River Reserve Fleet subdivisionOf Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Charleston Navy Yard partOf Atlantic Reserve Fleet
this entity surface form: United States Atlantic Fleet support infrastructure