First U.S. Naval Station in the Pacific
California State Historic Landmark 751
11/10/95
#751 First U.S. Naval Station in the Pacific
Mare Island Navy Yard was established September 16, 1854 by
the then commander David G. Farragut, USN. Site selected in 1852 by a
commission headed by Commodore John D. Sloat, USN.
Mare Island had the Navy's first shipyard, ammunition depot, hospital, Marine
barracks, cemetery, chapel, and radio station in the Pacific.
11/10/95
Entrance to Mare Island Naval Shipyard, main gate, SW corner of Tennessee St and Mare Island Way, Vallejo.
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