Mare Island Naval Shipyard
The Mare Island Naval Shipyard was the first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean and was in service 142 years from 1854 to 1996. It is located on the peninsula of Mare Island, which is part of the city of Vallejo, on San Pablo Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, 23 miles northeast of San Francisco.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Military installation
- Description: United States Navy shipyard located in Vallejo, California
- Also known as: “Mare Island”, “Mare Island California Naval Shipyard”, “MINS”, “MINSY”, “迈尔岛海军船厂”, “馬爾島海軍船塢”, “馬雷島海軍工廠”, “馬雷島海軍造船廠”, and “马雷岛海军造船厂”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Mare Island and Iglesia ni Cristo.
Iglesia ni Cristo
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vallejo and Selby.
Selby
Hamlet
Selby is an unincorporated community… Selby is situated 3 miles southeast of Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
Tormey
Hamlet
Tormey, formerly known as El Cierbo from the (Spanish… Tormey is situated 3 miles southeast of Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
- Categories: naval arsenal, NRHP district, and submarine base
- Location: Solano County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.09282° or 38° 5′ 34″ north
Longitude
-122.27327° or 122° 16′ 24″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
84CV3PVG+4M
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Mare Island Naval Shipyard” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ترسانة جزيرة مير البحرية”
- Catalan: “Mare Island Naval Shipyard”
- Chinese: “梅尔岛海军造船厂”
- Chinese: “梅爾島海軍造船廠”
- Chinese: “馬爾島海軍造船廠”
- Czech: “Mare Island Naval Shipyard”
- Dutch: “Mare Island Naval Shipyard”
- Finnish: “Mare Island Naval Shipyard”
- French: “Mare Island Naval Shipyard”
- German: “Mare Island Naval Shipyard”
- Italian: “Mare Island Naval Shipyard”
- Japanese: “メア・アイランド海軍造船所”
- Polish: “Mare Island Naval Shipyard”
- Russian: “Mare Island NSY”
- Spanish: “Mare Island Naval Shipyard”
- Swedish: “Mare Island Naval Shipyard”
- Ukrainian: “Mare Island Naval Shipyard”
- Vietnamese: “Xưởng hải quân Mare Island”
- “Mare Island Naval Shipyard”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: South Vallejo and Guadalcanal Village.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Mare Island Elementary School and Mare Island Stone Drydock.
Solano County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Vallejo and Fairfield.
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