Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial

The Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial is a memorial dedicated in 1994 recognizing the dead of the Port Chicago disaster, and the critical role played by during World War II, in serving as the main facility for the Pacific Theater of Operations.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: US Navy memorial to the Port Chicago disaster
  • Also known as: “POCH”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roe Island and Ryer Island.

Island
Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain.
is an island in at the mouth of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in , 10 km east of . Its western tip is named Preston Point, and its eastern tip is Gillespie Point.

Island
Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain.
is an island in at the mouth of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in , eight miles east-northeast of Benicia. is situated 2 miles northeast of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clyde and Nichols.

Village
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a census-designated place in , United States. The population was 729 at the 2020 census. It is located six miles east of . is situated 2 miles south of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, 5.5 miles west of , at an elevation of 62 feet. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial.

Hamlet
The Marathon Martinez Renewable Fuels Facility is located in the in an unincorporated area known as , East of . is situated 3 miles southwest of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial.

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial

Latitude
38.05699° or 38° 3′ 25″ north
Longitude
-122.03031° or 122° 1′ 49″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Inception
1994
Operator
National Park Service
Open location code
84CV3X49+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1084432336
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­District
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
5384331
Wiki­data ID
Q7230541
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial” goes by many names.
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  • Chinese: “芝加哥港口海軍彈藥庫國家紀念館”
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  • Czech: “Národní památník Námořní muniční sklad v Port Chicago”
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  • French: “mémorial national Port Chicago Naval Magazine”
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  • Venetian: “Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm Quốc gia Kho đạn Hải quân Cảng Chicago”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm Quốc gia Kho đạn Hải quân Port Chicago”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm Quốc gia Port Chicago Naval Magazine”
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  • Zulu: “Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial”

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