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D34612-111
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- 1948-08 (Creation)
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Aerial view of Bremerton Shipyard, also known as Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, in August, 1948, including harbor, aircraft carriers and ships. Established in 1891 as a naval station, the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard originally opened as a repair facility but expanded in WWI to accommodate shipbuilding. During WWII, its primary business was in repairing battle-damaged ships of the US fleet and those of its allies. New construction appeared limited to smaller vessels such as destroyer escorts as the yard performed much work in modifying and upgrading ships. Following WWII, the shipyard was busy modernizing carriers, including conversion of conventional flight decks to angled decks. During the war years, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard had five large drydocks (a sixth was added later) and four new shipbuilding ways for construction of escort vessels. It is located adjacent to the city of Bremerton and covers 327 acres of hard land and 338 acres of submerged land. (www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/puget_sound-nsy.htm)
Aerial photographs; Naval yards & naval stations--Bremerton; Government vessels--Bremerton; Marine terminals--Bremerton; Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (Bremerton);