Naval Station Norfolk (Images of America) - Softcover

Hampton Roads Naval Historical Foundation

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1467120278 ISBN 13: 9781467120272

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2014

Synopsis

Naval Station Norfolk is the world s largest naval station, supporting the Navy ships, submarines, and aircraft of the US Fleet Forces Command with a multitude of facilities and services. This shore establishment, located on the historic harbor of Hampton Roads, has remained vital to the Navy since its foundation in 1917. Once established, the naval station focused on serving the fleet in four areas: aviation, recruit training, a submarine base, and a supply base. Men and women of the station continued to work on these and other activities through the pressures of World War I, the Depression, World War II, and wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. They made sure that ships and aircraft were successfully deployed to the far reaches of the globe the nation s indispensable response to international conflicts. Nowadays, the station is the hub for Navy logistics supporting the defense of the entire Atlantic area, from the North Pole to the South Pole."

About this title

About the Author:

The Hampton Roads Naval Historical Foundation is dedicated to preserving the naval heritage of Hampton Roads. For this book, the foundation has selected images from the museum s archives that document the growth and development of the naval station over 100 years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1467120278
• ISBN 13: 9781467120272
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128