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 California Naval Shipyard” and “MINSY”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mare Island.
Mare Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mare Island is in Vallejo, Solano County. It is a former U.S. Navy shipyard. The architecture is a mix of historic military housing and industrial buildings which have been converted to commercial use. There are park areas and places to eat and drink.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vallejo and Selby.
Vallejo
Vallejo is a city in Solano County, California, United States, and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of 126,090 at the 2020 United States census.
Selby
Hamlet
Selby is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California. Selby is situated 3 miles southeast of Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
Tormey
Hamlet
Tormey, formerly known as El Cierbo from the (Spanish word 'Ciervo' for 'Elk', is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. 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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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Mare Island Naval Shipyard” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “梅尔岛海军造船厂”
- Chinese: “梅爾島海軍造船廠”
- Chinese: “迈尔岛海军船厂”
- Chinese: “馬爾島海軍船塢”
- Chinese: “馬爾島海軍造船廠”
- Chinese: “馬雷島海軍工廠”
- Chinese: “馬雷島海軍造船廠”
- Chinese: “马雷岛海军造船厂”
- Czech: “Mare Island Naval Shipyard”
- Czech: “Mare Island”
- Czech: “MINS”
- 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: “MINSY”
- Vietnamese: “Xưởng hải quân Mare Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as South Vallejo and Guadalcanal Village.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Mare Island Elementary School and Mare Island Stone Drydock.
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