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Norfolk Naval Shipyard
| Norfolk Naval Shipyard | |
|---|---|
| Portsmouth, Virginia | |
_at_Norfolk_Navy_Yard_1983.JPEG) The 350-ton hammerhead crane at Norfolk Naval Shipyard | |
| Type | Shipyard |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Navy |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1767 as Gosport Shipyard (Royal Navy) current name since 1862 (U.S. Navy) |
| In use | 1767–present |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | CAPT James "Jip" Mosman (June 2023–present) |
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling and repairing the Navy's ships. It is the oldest and largest industrial facility that belongs to the U.S. Navy as well as the most comprehensive. Located on the Elizabeth River, the yard is just a short distance upriver from its mouth at Hampton Roads.
It was established as Gosport Shipyard in 1767. Destroyed during the American Revolutionary War, it was rebuilt and became home to the first operational drydock in the United States in the 1830s.[1] Changing hands during the American Civil War, it served the Confederate States Navy until it was again destroyed in 1862, when it was given its current name. The shipyard was again rebuilt, and has continued operation through the present day.
- ^ Hansen, Brett (March 2007). "Sustaining the Fleet: The Charlestown And Gosport Dry Docks". Civil Engineering. 77 (3): 32–33. doi:10.1061/ciegag.0000796.
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