Long Beach Naval Shipyard
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The Long Beach Naval Shipyard, which closed in 1997, was located on Terminal Island between the city of Long Beach and the San Pedro district of Los Angeles, approximately 23 miles south of the Los An
Long Beach Naval Shipyard in 1993; USS Ranger can be seen in Dry Dock no. 1.
"Herman the German" (YD-171) at Long Beach NSY in 1957.
Bow of USS Kearsarge (CV-33) at Long Beach Naval Station, 1969
USS New Jersey (BB-62) with the "Herman the German" crane, circa 1982
Naval Operating Base Terminal Island, was United States Navy base founded on 25 September 1941 to support the World War II efforts in the Pacific War. Naval Operating Base Terminal Island was founded
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
…Drydocks 2 and 3 and several piers in April 1942. On 9 February 1943, the Secretary of the Navy established the facilities as the US Naval Dry Docks, Roosevelt Base, California. Also in 1943, a barrack for Marines was built, work began on another approach pier, a 50 short tons (45 t) drydock crane was erected, and…
Roosevelt Base, Administration and Brig Building
Naval Air Base San Pedro, part of Naval Operating Base Terminal Island on Terminal Island
USS Snowbell minesweeper used for training
Bethlehem Shipbuilding San Pedro shipyard in 1944, with Naval Operating Base Terminal Island tank farm in lower left