Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Norfolk South Gate Annex South Gate Annex Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility | |
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Part of Norfolk Naval Shipyard | |
Portsmouth, Virginia, United States | |
Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Norfolk, South Gate Annex | |
Coordinates | 36°48′09″N 76°17′41″W / 36.802400°N 76.294702°W |
Type | Reserve Fleet |
Site information | |
Owner | ![]() |
Operator | ![]() |
Site history | |
Built | 1946 |
Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Norfolk was a part of the United States Navy reserve fleets, also called a mothball fleet, and was used to store the many surplus ships after World War II. The Atlantic Reserve Fleet was just south of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, called the South Gate Annex in Portsmouth, Virginia, 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Norfolk, Virginia. The reserve fleet was stored in the freshwater of the Elizabeth River, Southern Branch near the Jordan Bridge. The freshwater was good for long-term storage for ships. Some ships in the fleet were reactivated for the Korean War and Vietnam War. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Hampton Roads Facilities at Portsmouth includes: the South Gate Annex, Scott Center Annex, St. Helena Annex and St. Julien's Creek Annex. [5] [6] [7] [8]
South Gate Annex Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) is at the former Atlantic Reserve Fleet site. The South Gate Annex Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility is used as temporary storage of inactivated nuclear-powered ships, with the fuel removed. [17] [18]
Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Norfolk South Gate Annex South Gate Annex Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility | |
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Part of Norfolk Naval Shipyard | |
Portsmouth, Virginia, United States | |
Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Norfolk, South Gate Annex | |
Coordinates | 36°48′09″N 76°17′41″W / 36.802400°N 76.294702°W |
Type | Reserve Fleet |
Site information | |
Owner | ![]() |
Operator | ![]() |
Site history | |
Built | 1946 |
Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Norfolk was a part of the United States Navy reserve fleets, also called a mothball fleet, and was used to store the many surplus ships after World War II. The Atlantic Reserve Fleet was just south of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, called the South Gate Annex in Portsmouth, Virginia, 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Norfolk, Virginia. The reserve fleet was stored in the freshwater of the Elizabeth River, Southern Branch near the Jordan Bridge. The freshwater was good for long-term storage for ships. Some ships in the fleet were reactivated for the Korean War and Vietnam War. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Hampton Roads Facilities at Portsmouth includes: the South Gate Annex, Scott Center Annex, St. Helena Annex and St. Julien's Creek Annex. [5] [6] [7] [8]
South Gate Annex Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) is at the former Atlantic Reserve Fleet site. The South Gate Annex Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility is used as temporary storage of inactivated nuclear-powered ships, with the fuel removed. [17] [18]