Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | |
 Four decommissionedaircraft carriers docked at the shipyard. From left:Independence,Kitty Hawk,Constellation andRanger. | |
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| Location | N shore of Sinclair Inlet,Bremerton, WA |
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| Coordinates | 47°33′31″N122°38′39″W / 47.5585°N 122.6442°W /47.5585; -122.6442 |
| Architect | US Navy |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001883 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 27 August 1992[1] |
| Designated NHLD | 27 August 1992[2] |
| Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility | |
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| Puget Sound,Washington | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Shipyard |
| Controlled by | United States Navy |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1891 |
| In use | 1891–present |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | CAPT LT Warren(2023 - present) |
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, officiallyPuget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), is aUnited States Navyshipyard covering 179 acres (0.7 km2) onPuget Sound atBremerton, Washington in uninterrupted use since its establishment in 1891; it has also been known asNavy Yard Puget Sound,Bremerton Navy Yard, and theBremerton Naval Complex.
It is bordered on the south bySinclair Inlet, on the west by the Bremerton Annex ofNaval Base Kitsap, and on the north and east by the city of Bremerton, Washington. It is thePacific Northwest's largest navalshore facility and one ofWashington state's largest industrial installations. PSNS & IMF provides the Navy withmaintenance, modernization, and technical and logistics support, and employs 15,000 people which makes it the largest public shipyard in terms of personnel assigned.[3]
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was established in 1891 as a Naval Station and was designated Navy Yard Puget Sound in 1901. DuringWorld War I, the Navy Yard constructed ships, including 25 subchasers, sevensubmarines, two minesweepers, seven seagoing tugs, and two ammunition ships, as well as 1,700 small boats. DuringWorld War II, the shipyard's primary effort was the repair of battle damage to ships of the U.S. fleet and those of its allies.
Following World War II, Navy Yard Puget Sound was designated Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. It engaged in an extensive program of modernizing carriers, including converting conventional flight decks to angle decks. During theKorean War, the shipyard was engaged in the activation of ships. In the late 1950s, it entered an era of new construction with the building of a new class of guided missilefrigates. In 1965,USSSculpin (SSN 590) became the first nuclear-powered submarine to be maintained at PSNS. The shipyard was designated aNational Historic Landmark in 1992.[2][4] The historic district includes 22 contributing buildings and 42 contributing structures, as well as 49 non-contributing buildings, structures, and objects.[4]
Perhaps the most visible feature of the shipyard is its greenhammerhead crane, built in 1933. The PSNS hammerhead crane is 250 feet (76 m) tall and 80 feet (24 m) wide with a lifting capacity of 250 tons.[5]
The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard contains five historic districts:
These five units are a comprehensive representation of the historic features of the naval shipyard.
| Dock No. | Material of which dock is constructed | Length | Width | Depth | Date Completed | Source |
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| 1 | Concrete | 638 feet 11 inches (194.74 m) | 108 feet (33 m) | 30 feet 2 inches (9.19 m) | 1896[6] | [7] |
| 2 | Concrete and granite | 867 feet (264 m) | 145 feet (44 m) | 38 feet 2 inches (11.63 m) | 1911 | |
| 3 | Concrete | 926 feet 8 inches (282.45 m) | 130 feet (40 m) | 23 feet 8 inches (7.21 m) | 1919 | |
| 4 | Concrete | 997 feet 10 inches (304.14 m) | 147 feet (45 m) | 45 feet 2 inches (13.77 m) | 1940 | |
| 5 | Concrete | 1,030 feet 6 inches (314.10 m) | 147 feet (45 m) | 45 feet 2 inches (13.77 m) | 1941 | |
| 6 | Concrete | 1,151 feet 11 inches (351.10 m) | 180 feet (55 m) | 53 feet 2 inches (16.21 m) | 1962 |
| January 1, 1946 | |||
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| Shipbuilding ways | Width | Length | Source |
| 1 and 2 | 109 feet (33 m) | 400 feet (120 m) | [8] |
| 3 and 4 | 109 feet (33 m) | 400 feet (120 m) | |
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In 1990 the Navy authorized theShip-Submarine Recycling Program (SRP) to recycle nuclear-powered ships at PSNS. Approximately 25% of the shipyard's workload involves inactivation, reactor compartment disposal, and recycling of ships. It has pioneered an environmentally safe method of deactivating and recycling nuclear-powered ships. This process places the U.S. Navy in the role of being the world's only organization to design, build, operate, and recycle nuclear-powered ships. On 15 May 2003 PSNS and IMF were consolidated into what is now known as PSNS & IMF.
PSNS is the only U.S. facility certified to recycle nuclear ships. During all this period Puget Sound Naval Shipyard has scrapped more than 125 submarines and some cruisers.[9]
The shipyard contains a portion of theUnited States Navy reserve fleet, a large collection of inactive U.S. Navy vessels.[10] The aircraft carrierUSS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) wasmothballed there until May 2022 when it was removed for scrapping.[11]
Gorst Creek Ravine nearPort Orchard, Washington was a hazardous waste dump for the Navy's shipyard waste between 1969 and 1970, when the site was not permitted by local authorities to take waste.[12] After several collapses since 1997 the landfill could blow outHighway 3. The landfill is an "ongoing source of pesticides,polychlorinated biphenyls and metals flowing downstream with the potential to affect groundwater wells, sport fisheries and theSuquamish Tribe's fish hatchery.[12] In October 2014, the US EPA ordered the Navy to fix the problems.[13]
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