Mare Island Naval Shipyard
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The Mare Island Naval Shipyard was the first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean and was in service 142 years from 1854 to 1996. It is located on the peninsula of Mare Island, whi
USS Wadleigh at Mare Island Naval Yard, 10 April 1945.
Floating dry dock, Mare Island Navy Yard, ca. 1854. This was the first drydock on the Pacific coast; built in New York, shipped in sections around Cape Horn, arrived in San Francisco August 1852.
Monitor Camanche at Mare Island, 1866.
Monitor Camanche in dry dock at Mare Island, c1890.
Vallejo, California
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Vallejo is a city in Solano County, California, United States, and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
…established on the Pacific Ocean and was in service 142 years from 1854 to 1996. It is located on the peninsula of Mare Island, which is part of the city of Vallejo, on San Pablo Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, 23 miles (37 km) northeast of San Francisco. MINSY made a name for itself as the premier…
Vallejo panoramio
Vallejo City Hall and County Building Branch, 734 Marin St., Vallejo, CA 4 21 2013 2 17 21 PM
Carquinez Bridge panoramio
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