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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Atlantic Fleet support infrastructure | 1 |
Statements (29)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States Atlantic Fleet support infrastructure