


Norfolk Navy Yard
Type | Shipyard | |
Historical Name of Location | Portsmouth, Virginia, United States |
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Ships Constructed at Norfolk Navy Yard
Ship Name | Yard No | Slip/Drydock No | Ordered | Laid Down | Launched | Completed |
Hulbert | 18 Nov 1918 | 28 Jun 1919 | 2 Aug 1940 | |||
Tucker | 15 Aug 1934 | 26 Feb 1936 | 23 Jul 1936 | |||
Helm | 25 Sep 1935 | 27 May 1937 | 16 Oct 1937 | |||
Alabama | 1 Feb 1940 | 16 Feb 1942 | 16 Aug 1942 |
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Norfolk Navy Yard Timeline
4 May 1929 | USS Arizona entered Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States for modernization. |
16 Oct 1937 | USS Helm was commissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, Lt. Cmdr. Paul H. Talbot in command. |
1 Feb 1940 | The keel of battleship Alabama was laid down at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States. |
29 Jul 1940 | US President Franklin Roosevelt, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, and House Naval Affairs Committee chairman Carl Vinson arrived at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States, via presidential yacht Potomac, for an inspection. After the navy yard, they also visited US Army's Langley Field and the Newport News Ship Building and Drydock Company. |
16 Feb 1942 | Battleship Alabama was launched at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States, sponsored by Henrietta McCormick Hill, the wife of US Senator J. Lister Hill. |
16 Feb 1943 | USS Ancon entered Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States to be converted to a combined headquarters and commications command ship. |
26 Feb 1943 | USS Ancon's designation was officially changed from AP-66 to AGC-4 while undergoing conversion work at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States. |
15 Apr 1943 | USS Yorktown (Essex-class) was commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, Capt. Joseph J. "Jocko" Clark in command. |
21 Apr 1943 | USS Ancon's conversion work from cargo-passenger ship to combined headquarters and communications ship was completed at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. |
9 Aug 1943 | USS Alabama arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, United States. |
19 Aug 1943 | USS Alabama completed a scheduled overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States. |
20 Aug 1943 | USS Alabama departed Norfolk, Virginia, United States. |
8 May 1944 | USS Ticonderoga was commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States with Dixie Kiefer in command. |
22 Jul 1944 | USS Ticonderoga began her first overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Her flight deck was to be reconfigured to add 11 feet forward and 7 feet aft, and her anti-aircraft directors were to be repositioned. |
25 Aug 1944 | USS Wake Island completed her repairs at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. |
29 Nov 1945 | Fox was decommissioned from service at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. |
8 Nov 1946 | USS Bennington was decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, United States. |
18 Oct 1951 | USS Missouri entered Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States for a scheduled overhaul. |
30 Mar 1952 | USS Missouri completed her scheduled overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States. |
4 Aug 1952 | USS Missouri entered Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States for refitting. |
11 Jun 1954 | USS Wisconsin began a scheduled overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States. |
12 Jul 1954 | USS Wisconsin completed her scheduled overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States. |
6 Feb 1960 | USS Cassin Young arrived at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States for inactivation. |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Portsmouth, Virginia, United States |
Lat/Long | 36.8153, -76.2972 |
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