Mare Island Naval Shipyard
The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY) was the first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean. It is located 25 miles (40 km) northeast of San Francisco in Vallejo, California. The Napa River goes through the Mare Island Strait and separates the peninsula shipyard from the main portion of the city of Vallejo. MINSY made a name for itself as the premier U.S. West Coast submarine port as well as serving as the controlling force in San Francisco Bay Area shipbuilding efforts during World War II.
USS Wadleigh at Mare Island Naval Yard, 10 April 1945.
Monitor Camanche at Mare Island, 1866.
The collier USS Jupiter was later converted to become the first United States aircraft carrier, USS Langley.
Battleship USS California
Vallejo is a city in Solano County, California 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 126,090 at the 2020 census. Vallejo is home to the California Maritime Academy, Touro University California and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
Image: Vallejo panoramio (4) (cropped)
Image: Vallejo City Hall and County Building Branch, 734 Marin St., Vallejo, CA 4 21 2013 2 17 21 PM
Image: Carquinez Bridge panoramio (cropped)
Image: USA Vallejo Mare Island Quarters A (cropped)
