Historic Mare Island
The Hereios are seeking to correct the mistaken impression that we are all completely unbalanced. We’re Here: Somewhat Symmetrical.
My contribution today is this image of one of the WWII-era buildings on Mare Island, Solano County, Northern California. It is, in my estimation, somewhat symmetrical. This is one of the many structures at the site that have been reclaimed and put into commercial use since the US Navy ended operations here in 1996.
A little history . . .
Mare Island became the first United States naval base on the West Coast in 1854. Spanish ship captain Don Juan Manuel de Ayala y Aranza touched here in 1775. It received its present name from Mexican calvary commander General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo in 1830.
During World War II, the shipyard turned out scores of ships and submarines, assembling new destroyer escorts with prefabricated sections brought in from as far away as Colorado. Warships damaged in battle were also repaired and refitted in the base's drydocks. By the end of the war, Mare Island had produced 17 submarines, four submarine tenders, 31 destroyer escorts, 33 small craft and more than 300 landing craft.
Mare Island's sprawling National Register historic district boasts hundreds of buildings built between 1854 and the end of World War II, including ranking officers' mansions (c. 1900), duplexes for junior grade officers (1940), and ammunition depots (1856-1960s).
www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wwiibayarea/mar.HTM
Historic Mare Island
The Hereios are seeking to correct the mistaken impression that we are all completely unbalanced. We’re Here: Somewhat Symmetrical.
My contribution today is this image of one of the WWII-era buildings on Mare Island, Solano County, Northern California. It is, in my estimation, somewhat symmetrical. This is one of the many structures at the site that have been reclaimed and put into commercial use since the US Navy ended operations here in 1996.
A little history . . .
Mare Island became the first United States naval base on the West Coast in 1854. Spanish ship captain Don Juan Manuel de Ayala y Aranza touched here in 1775. It received its present name from Mexican calvary commander General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo in 1830.
During World War II, the shipyard turned out scores of ships and submarines, assembling new destroyer escorts with prefabricated sections brought in from as far away as Colorado. Warships damaged in battle were also repaired and refitted in the base's drydocks. By the end of the war, Mare Island had produced 17 submarines, four submarine tenders, 31 destroyer escorts, 33 small craft and more than 300 landing craft.
Mare Island's sprawling National Register historic district boasts hundreds of buildings built between 1854 and the end of World War II, including ranking officers' mansions (c. 1900), duplexes for junior grade officers (1940), and ammunition depots (1856-1960s).
www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wwiibayarea/mar.HTM