Naval Station Bremerton Explained

Naval Station Bremerton
Pacific Reserve Fleet, Bremerton
Type:United States Navy base
Coordinates:47.5602°N -122.6502°W

Naval Station Bremerton is a former station of the United States Navy that was merged with Naval Submarine Base Bangor into Naval Base Kitsap in 2004.[1] Kitsap serves as host command for the Navy's fleet throughout the Pacific Northwest.[2] It is home to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. In addition to performing drydock and overhaul services for active naval vessels, it is also home to an inactive ship facility for several decommissioned warships, including aircraft carriers. Naval Hospital Bremerton is also located aboard the installation as a tenant command.

Pacific Reserve Fleet, Bremerton

Pacific Reserve Fleet, Bremerton opened in 1946 in the Sinclair Inlet and was a United States Navy reserve fleets, also called a mothball fleet, was used to store the many surplus ships after World War II. Pacific Reserve Fleet, Bremerton was part of the reserve fleet, was used to store the now many surplus ships after World War II. Some ships in the fleet were reactivated for the Korean War and Vietnam War. The site became a Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Notable Reserve Fleet ships

List of Reserve Fleet ships that have been sold, sunk or scrapped:

List of ships that are still in Naval Base Kitsap:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naval Base Kitsap. United States Navy. 23 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Welcome to Naval Base Kitsap. June 11, 2021.
  3. https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-overview/naval-base-kitsap ilitaryonesource.mil Naval Station Bremerton
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHzD1habYBo youtube.com, The Mothball Fleet
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqNKreV8KGg youtube.com The USN Mothball Fleet - Storing up for a rainy day
  6. https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=17980 ww2db.com Pacific Reserve Fleet, Bremerton`