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Farragut Naval Training Station

Farragut Naval Training Station
Bayview, Idaho, U.S.
Near Sandpoint, Coeur d'Alene, Spokane, WA
  Farragut is located in USA West
  Farragut
  Farragut
  Farragut is located in Idaho
  Farragut
  Farragut
Coordinates47°57′54″N 116°34′55″W / 47.965°N 116.582°W / 47.965; -116.582
Site information
Owner United States of America
Controlled by United States Navy
Site history
Built1942
In use1942–1946
Battles/warsWorld War II
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Captain Frank H. Kelley (1943–46)
Captain Ingram C. Sowell (1942–43)
GarrisonRecruit Training

Farragut Naval Training Station was a U.S. Navy training center during World War II in the Western United States. It was located in Northern Idaho at the south end of Lake Pend Oreille at Bayview, between Coeur d'Alene and Sandpoint.[1][2] The base was named after David Farragut (1801–1870), the first admiral in the U.S. Navy and the leading naval officer during the Civil War. The site became Farragut State Park 59 years ago in 1966.

  1. ^ "Giant naval center at Farragut, Idaho, is revealed from air". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Wash. (photo). 21 October 1945. p. 1.
  2. ^ Gidlund, Carl (17 December 2005). "Historical Farragut". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Wash. (Handle Extra). p. 15.

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