Norfolk Naval Shipyard
This former colonial shipyard became the Navy's nucleus in the Hampton Roads area where the largest naval base in the world has developed. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard is the U.S.Navy's oldest shipyard and actually predates the United States Navy Department by 31 years. The largest shipyard on the East Coast. Known for most of its first century as Gosport, it was renamed Norfolk in 1862 after the largest city in the area. It has never borne the name of its home city of Portsmouth.
Portsmouth, VA
Portsmouth is located on the Elizabeth river. America's oldest and largest naval shipyard is located on the Portsmouth waterfront. Founded in 1767, the Norfolk Navy Yard has been burned 3 times by retreating armies because of its strategic importance. Historic ships have been built here, including one of the first ironclads to engage in battle, the nation's first battleship, and the world's first aircraft carrier. The Naval Shipyard Museum at 2 High Street tells the full story.
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