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Norfolk Naval Shipyard

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY, is a U.S. Navy facility in . It was created for building, remodeling and repairing the United States Navy's ships.
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: United States Navy shipyard in Virginia
  • Also known as: “Gosport Shipyard” and “Norfolk Navy Yard”
  • Historically known as: “Gosport Navy Yard”
  • Address: 1 Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA 23709

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Drydock Number One and Commodore Theatre.

Dock
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is the oldest operational drydock facility in the United States. Located in Norfolk Naval Shipyard in , it was put into service in 1834, and has been in service since then. is situated 2,500 feet east of Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

Movie theater
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is an historic located at . It was built in 1945 in the Streamline Art Deco style, and originally sat 1,000 people. is situated 1 mile north of Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

Railway station
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, also known as Old City Hall, is a historic train station located at . The original section was built in 1894-1895 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. is situated 1 mile north of Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berkley and Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District.

Suburb
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was an incorporated town in Norfolk County, Virginia. Chartered by an Act of Assembly in 1890, the Town of was located directly across the from the in the South Hampton Roads area.

Quarter
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, is a national historic district located at . It encompasses 89 buildings. It is located in the primarily residential section of Portsmouth and includes a notable collection of Federal and Greek…

Quarter
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is a national historic district located at . It encompasses 759 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a primarily residential section of Portsmouth. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Latitude
36.81924° or 36° 49′ 9″ north
Longitude
-76.30117° or 76° 18′ 4″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
8785RM9X+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 375094240
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Geo­Names ID
7267212
Wiki­data ID
Q1999049
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Norfolk Naval Shipyard” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “戈斯港造船廠”
  • Chinese: “诺福克海军造船厂”
  • Chinese: “諾福克海軍工廠”
  • Chinese: “諾福克海軍造船廠”
  • Dutch: “Gosport Shipyard”
  • Dutch: “Nofolk Navy Yard”
  • Dutch: “Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
  • French: “Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
  • German: “Gosport Navy Yard”
  • German: “Marinewerft Gosport”
  • German: “Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
  • German: “Norfolk Navy Shipyard”
  • German: “Norfolk Navy Yard”
  • Indonesian: “Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
  • Italian: “Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
  • Japanese: “ゴスポート造船所”
  • Japanese: “ノーフォーク海軍工廠”
  • Japanese: “ノーフォーク海軍造船所”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Norfolk Navy Yard”
  • Norwegian: “Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
  • Polish: “Gosport Navy Yard”
  • Polish: “NNSY”
  • Polish: “Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
  • Polish: “Norfolk Naval Yard”
  • Polish: “Norfolk Navy Yard”
  • Portuguese: “Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
  • Portuguese: “Norfolk Navy Yard”
  • Russian: “Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
  • Russian: “Norfolk Navy Yard”
  • Russian: “Norfolk NSY”
  • Russian: “Норфолк (военно-морская верфь)”
  • Spanish: “Astillero Naval de Norfolk”
  • Spanish: “Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
  • Spanish: “Norfolk Navy Yard”
  • Ukrainian: “Норфолкська військово-морська верф”

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