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Norfolk Navy Yard

Type   172 Shipyard
Historical Name of Location   Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Coordinates   36.815278000, -76.297222000

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Ships Constructed at Norfolk Navy Yard

Ship NameYard NoSlip/Drydock NoOrderedLaid DownLaunchedCommissioned
Hulbert18 Nov 191828 Jun 19192 Aug 1940
Tucker15 Aug 193426 Feb 193623 Jul 1936
Helm25 Sep 193527 May 193716 Oct 1937
Alabama1 Feb 194016 Feb 194216 Aug 1942
Kentucky9 Sep 19407 May 194220 Jan 1950
Shangri-La7 Aug 194215 Jan 194324 Feb 194415 Sep 1944


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Photographs

Fitting-out basin, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 1 Mar 1901Machine shop, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 2 Feb 1905Norfolk Navy Yard Drydock No. 4, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 17 Nov 1917Pump No. 1, Drydock No. 4, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 16 Jun 1919
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Maps

Dock plan with crane locations at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States.

Norfolk Navy Yard Timeline

1929年5月4日 USS Arizona entered Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States for modernization.
1934年6月4日 America's fourth aircraft carrier, USS Ranger, was commissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, United States under the command of Captain Arthur L. Bristol. Although smaller than the USS Lexington and USS Saratoga, Ranger was the first US carrier to be designed and built as such from the keel up. Ranger, which cost $20,000,000 to build, incorporated many design features that led to the more functional vessels of World War II.
1934年8月17日 USS Ranger departed Norfolk, Virginia on her shakedown cruise to South America.
1934年10月4日 After visiting ports of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Montevideo, Uruguay, USS Ranger returned from her shakedown cruise to Norfolk, Virginia.
1935年3月28日 USS Ranger departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for the Pacific.
1937年10月16日 USS Helm was commissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, Lt. Cmdr. Paul H. Talbot in command.
1939年4月18日 USS Ranger arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1940年2月1日 The keel of battleship Alabama was laid down at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States.
1940年7月29日 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.
1941年12月8日 USS Ranger completed her final Atlantic Neutrality Patrol when she arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1941年12月21日 USS Ranger departed Norfolk on a patrol to the South Atlantic.
1942年2月16日 Battleship Alabama was launched at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States, sponsored by Henrietta McCormick Hill, the wife of US Senator J. Lister Hill.
1942年3月22日 USS Ranger entered the Norfolk Navy Yard for repairs and an overhaul.
1942年4月13日 USS Ranger departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for Newport, Rhode Island.
1942年5月7日 The keel of Kentucky was laid down at Norfolk Navy Yard in Virginia, United States.
1942年8月5日 USS Ranger and Augusta arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1942年8月23日 USS Ranger and Augusta departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
1942年8月31日 USS Ranger arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1942年10月3日 USS Ranger departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for Bermuda.
1942年11月23日 USS Ranger arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1942年12月16日 USS Ranger entered drydock at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia.
1942年12月31日 Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Bogue arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
1943年1月6日 USS Ranger was floated out of drydock at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia.
1943年1月8日 With a load of 72 USAAF P-40F fighters, USS Ranger departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for North Africa.
1943年1月15日 The keel of carrier Shangri-La was laid down at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States.
1943年1月30日 USS Ranger arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1943年2月1日 Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Card arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, anchoring in Hampton Roads.
1943年2月4日 Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Card departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for New York, New York.
1943年2月13日 With a load of 75 USAAF P-40L fighters, USS Ranger departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for North Africa.
1943年2月16日 USS Ancon entered Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States to be converted to a combined headquarters and commications command ship.
1943年2月24日 Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Bogue departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for Argentia, Newfoundland.
1943年2月26日 USS Ancon's designation was officially changed from AP-66 to AGC-4 while undergoing conversion work at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States.
1943年3月5日 Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Card arrived at Norfolk Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia.
1943年3月6日 USS Ranger arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1943年3月9日 USS Ranger departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
1943年4月15日 USS Yorktown (Essex-class) was commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, Capt. Joseph J. "Jocko" Clark in command.
1943年4月21日 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.
1943年5月11日 Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Card departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for New York, New York.
1943年6月20日 Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Bogue arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Task Group 21.12 was dissolved and made eligible for European-African-Middle Eastern Area Engagement Star E207. This sortie was one of six Bogue sortie's singled out in a Presidntial Unit Citation.
1943年7月5日 Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Card arrived at Norfolk Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia.
1943年7月9日 While at Norfolk, Commander Joseph Dunn relieved Captain Short as commanding officer of USS Bogue.
1943年7月12日 USS Bogue and her escorts departed Norfolk, Virginia on a Hunter-Killer mission along the convoy routes to Africa.
1943年7月27日 Task Group 21.14 (TG 21.14) was formed at Norfolk, Virginia as an anti-submarine Hunter-Killer group centered around escort carrier USS Card with the TBF Avengers and F4F Wildcats of Composite Squadron VC-1 embarked and with escorts of Clemson-class destroyers USS Barry, Goff, and Borie. TG 21.14 departed Norfolk bound for the Central Atlantic that same day.
1943年8月9日 USS Alabama arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
1943年8月19日 USS Alabama completed a scheduled overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States.
1943年8月20日 USS Alabama departed Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
1943年8月23日 Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group arrived at Norfolk, Virginia. This sortie was one of six Bogue sortie's singled out in a Presidntial Unit Citation. Upon arrival, Commander Dunn's orders came through finalizing his promotion to Captain. Composite Squadron VC-9 disembarked the ship to Naval Air Station Norfolk.
1943年9月5日 Composite Squadron VC-19 came aboard escort carrier USS Bogue with their FM-1 Wildcats and TBF-1c Avengers. Bogue and her escorts put to sea on an offensive Hunter-Killer anti-submarine mission along the Atlantic convoy routes between North America and Africa.
1943年9月10日 Escort carrier USS Card and her task group arrived at Norfolk, Virginia at the conclusion of their Atlantic anti-submarine voyage. Composite Squadron VC-1 disembarked Card and transferred to Norfolk Naval Air Station. Squadron VC-1, all ships of the task group, and all men therein were authorized to wear Battle Star A204 on their American Campaign Ribbon.
1943年9月23日 Task Group 21.14 (TG 21.14) was reformed at Norfolk, Virginia as an anti-submarine Hunter-Killer group centered around escort carrier USS Card with the TBF Avengers and F4F Wildcats of Composite Squadron VC-9 embarked and with escorts of Clemson-class destroyers USS Barry, Goff, and Borie. TG 21.14 departed Norfolk bound for the Central Atlantic that same day.
1943年10月20日 Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1943年10月29日 After four days in drydock, escort carrier USS Bogue was floated out of Drydock No. 4 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia. Bogue would spend the next several days dockside completing her overhaul.
1943年11月9日 Escort carrier USS Card and her remaining task group arrived at Norfolk, Virginia at the conclusion of their Atlantic anti-submarine voyage. Composite Squadron VC-9 disembarked Card and transferred to Norfolk Naval Air Station.
1943年11月10日 The day after arriving at Norfolk, Virginia, escort carrier USS Card received a delegation of dignitaries including seven flag officers: Admiral Royal Ingersoll (Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet), Vice Admiral Patrick Bellinger (Commander for Air, Atlantic Fleet), Vice Admiral Alexander Sharp (Commander of Service Forces, Atlantic Fleet), Rear Admiral Walter Kilpatrick (Chief of Staff to Commander Atlantic Fleet), Rear Admiral David LeBretan (Commandant 5th Naval District), Rear Admiral Gerald Bogan (Commander Fleet Air, Norfolk), and Rear Admiral Calvin Durgin (Commander Fleet Air, Quonset). In a mere 40 minutes aboard the ship, the following award presentations were made: Captain Arnold Isbell (Commanding Officer USS Card and Commander Task Group 21.14) received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Lieutenant Commanders Herbert Hill (Commanding Officer USS Barry), Hinton Smith (Commanding Officer USS Goff), and Howard Avery (Commanding Officer Composite Squadron VC-9) received the Legion of Merit; Lieutenant Charles Hutchins (Commanding Officer USS Borie) received the Navy Cross; and a Presidential Unit Citation was awarded to USS Card, USS Barry, USS Borie, USS Goff, Composite Squadron VC-1, Composite Squadron VC-9, and all men who served in these elements during the Task Group 21.14 operations. LtCdr Avery would also receive the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross for later actions while commanding VC-9 from USS Card. Further, Squadron VC-9, all ships of the task group, and all men therein during this sortie were authorized to wear Battle Star E211 on their European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon.
1943年11月14日 Escort carrier USS Bogue and her escorts put to sea on an offensive Hunter-Killer anti-submarine mission along the Atlantic convoy routes between North America and Africa.
1943年11月24日 Task Group 21.14 (TG 21.14) was reformed at Norfolk, Virginia as an anti-submarine Hunter-Killer group centered around escort carrier USS Card with the TBF-1C Avengers and FM-1 Wildcats of Composite Squadron VC-55 embarked and with escorts of destroyers USS Decatur, Leary, Babbitt, Schenk. TG 21.14 departed Norfolk bound for the Central Atlantic that same day.
1943年11月29日 USS Hornet was commissioned into service at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia with Miles Browning in command.
1943年12月29日 Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group arrived at Norfolk, Virginia. 46 prisoners from U-172 were turned over to shore authorities. Composite Squadron VC-19 disembarked Bogue. This sortie was one of six Bogue sortie's singled out in a Presidntial Unit Citation.
1944年1月2日 Escort carrier USS Card and her remaining task group arrived at Norfolk, Virginia at the conclusion of their Atlantic anti-submarine voyage. Composite Squadron VC-55 disembarked Card and transferred to Norfolk Naval Air Station. Task Group 21.14 was dissolved. Squadron VC-55, all ships of the task group, and all men therein during this sortie were authorized to wear Battle Star E214 on their European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon.
1944年1月13日 Escort carrier USS Bogue and her escorts departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for New York.
1944年1月24日 Task Group 21.14 (TG 21.14) was reformed at Norfolk, Virginia as an anti-submarine Hunter-Killer group centered around escort carrier USS Card with the TBF-1C Avengers and FM-2 Wildcats of Composite Squadron VC-55 embarked and with escorts of destroyers USS Livermore, Jacob Jones, and Hammann and destroyer escorts USS Robert E. Peary and Blair. TG 21.14 departed Norfolk bound for the Central Atlantic that same day.
1944年2月14日 Escort carrier USS Bogue arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1944年2月24日 Carrier Shangri-La was launched at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, sponsored by sponsored by Josephine Doolittle, wife of famed aviator James Doolittle.
1944年2月26日 Composite Squadron VC-95 came aboard escort carrier USS Bogue with their FM-1 Wildcats and TBF-1c Avengers. Bogue and her escorts put to sea on an offensive Hunter-Killer anti-submarine mission along the Atlantic convoy routes between North America and Africa.
1944年4月19日 Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group arrived at Norfolk, Virginia. Composite Squadron VC-95 disembarked Bogue. This sortie was one of six Bogue sortie's singled out in a Presidntial Unit Citation.
1944年4月23日 While at Norfolk, Captain Aurelius Bartlett "Abe" Vosseller relieved Captain Dunn as commanding officer of USS Bogue.
1944年5月5日 Composite Squadron VC-69 came aboard escort carrier USS Bogue with their FM-2 Wildcats and TBF-1c Avengers. Bogue and her escorts put to sea on an offensive Hunter-Killer anti-submarine mission along the Atlantic convoy routes between North America and Africa.
1944年5月8日 USS Ticonderoga was commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States with Dixie Kiefer in command.
1944年5月19日 USS Ranger arrived at Norfolk, Virginia for extended repairs and upgrades to make Ranger into a night-fighter training carrier, including strengthening her flight deck and installing one catapult. This is also when Ranger received her Measure 33, Design 1A Dazzle paint scheme.
1944年7月3日 Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group arrived at Norfolk, Virginia. Composite Squadron VC-69 disembarked Bogue. This sortie was one of six Bogue sortie's singled out in a Presidntial Unit Citation.
1944年7月11日 USS Ranger departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for the Panama Canal.
1944年7月22日 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.
1944年7月25日 Composite Squadron VC-42 came aboard escort carrier USS Bogue with their FM-2 Wildcats and TBM-1c Avengers. Bogue and her escorts put to sea on an offensive Hunter-Killer anti-submarine mission along the Atlantic convoy routes in the North Atlantic.
1944年8月23日 Escort carrier USS Card detached her escorts to proceed to New York and disembarked Composite Squadron VC-12 to fly to Norfolk Naval Air Station. Card arrived at Norfolk Naval Operating base, Norfolk, Virginia.
1944年8月25日 USS Wake Island completed her repairs at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States.
1944年9月24日 Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group arrived at Norfolk, Virginia. Composite Squadron VC-42 disembarked Bogue. This sortie was one of six Bogue sortie's singled out in a Presidntial Unit Citation.
1944年10月5日 While at Norfolk, Captain George Dufek relieved Captain Vosseller as commanding officer of USS Bogue.
1944年10月21日 Composite Squadron VC-95 came aboard escort carrier USS Bogue with their FM-2 Wildcats, TBM-3 Avengers, and TBM-1D Avengers. Bogue and her escorts put to sea bound for Bermuda for anti-submarine exercises.
1944年11月4日 Escort carrier USS Card detached her escorts to proceed to New York and disembarked Composite Squadron VC-8 to fly to Norfolk Naval Air Station. Card arrived at Norfolk Naval Operating base, Norfolk, Virginia.
1944年11月30日 Anti-submarine Hunter-Killer Task Group 22.2 (TG 22.2) centered around escort carrier USS Card with the TBM Avengers and FM-2 Wildcats of Composite Squadron VC-12 embarked and screened by destroyer escorts USS Baker, Bronstein, Thomas, Breeman, Coffman, and Bostwick was reformed at Norfolk, Virginia. TG 22.2 departed for the Central Atlantic that same day.
1944年12月15日 Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1944年12月20日 USS Honolulu arrived at the Naval Operating Base at Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
1944年12月21日 USS Shangri-La arrived at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, completing her shakedown cruise.
1944年12月26日 Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group departed Norfolk bound for Bermuda.
1944年12月27日 USS Honolulu shifted to the Norfolk Navay Yard at Portsmouth, Virginia where overhaul repairs were begun.
1945年1月3日 With all 5-inch, 40mm, and 20mm guns removed from the ship, USS Honolulu shifted to Drydock #3 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia.
1945年3月12日 Escort carriers USS Card and Bogue arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1945年3月15日 Escort carrier USS Bogue departed Norfolk bound for Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
1945年3月24日 Escort carrier USS Bogue arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1945年4月11日 Composite Squadron VC-19 came aboard escort carrier USS Bogue as put to sea bound for the New London, Connecticut area for anti-submarine exercises.
1945年5月21日 Escort carrier USS Bogue arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1945年5月26日 Escort carrier USS Card arrived at Norfolk, Virginia for nearly four weeks of maintenance and upkeep.
1945年6月15日 Escort carrier USS Bogue departed Norfolk bound for New York.
1945年6月21日 Loaded with 25 TD2C-1 utility aircraft of Utility Squadron VJ-5 and all of the squadron’s peripheral equipment plus 127 passengers, escort carrier USS Card departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
1945年8月20日 Rear Admiral Walden Ainsworth assumed the duties as Commandant of the Fifth Naval District and Commander of the Naval Operating Base at Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
1945年8月23日 After brief dockside trials, USS Honolulu shifted from the repair piers to Drydock #3 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia.
1945年11月17日 USS Ranger arrived Hampton Roads, Virginia to offload bombs, ammunition, and aviation gasoline prior to entering the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
1945年11月18日 USS Ranger departed Hampton Roads, Virginia and resumed her course to the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
1945年11月29日 Fox was decommissioned from service at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States.
1946年1月15日 USS Ranger arrived at Norfolk, Virginia.
1946年1月18日 USS Ranger departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for Pensacola, Florida.
1946年10月1日 In Ranger’s last change of command, Commander Ray Davis relieved Captain Dussault as commanding officer of USS Ranger.
1946年10月18日 Aircraft carrier USS Ranger was decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia and was made ready for scrapping.
1946年11月8日 USS Bennington was decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
1950年1月20日 Kentucky was launched at Norfolk Navy Yard in Virginia, United States.
1951年10月18日 USS Missouri entered Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States for a scheduled overhaul.
1952年3月30日 USS Missouri completed her scheduled overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States.
1952年8月4日 USS Missouri entered Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States for refitting.
1954年6月11日 USS Wisconsin began a scheduled overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States.
1954年6月30日 USS Conecuh began an overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States.
1954年7月12日 USS Wisconsin completed her scheduled overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States.
1955年3月4日 USS Conecuh completed her overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States.
1956年4月3日 USS Conecuh was decommissioned from service at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States and was transferred to the National Defense Reserve Fleet (James River Group, located at Lee Hall, Virginia near Newport News).
1960年2月6日 USS Cassin Young arrived at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States for inactivation.
1973年3月31日 At the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, the Knox-class frigate USS Ainsworth, named for the late Vice-Admiral Walden Ainsworth, was commissioned.




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Fitting-out basin, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 1 Mar 1901
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