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Naval Station Norfolk
Contributor(s): Hampton Roads Naval Historical Foundatio (Author)
ISBN: 1467120278     ISBN-13: 9781467120272
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $19.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv)
- History | Military - Aviation
Dewey: 975
LCCN: 2013933738
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.5" W x 9.33" (0.69 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - Virginia
- Cultural Region - South Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Southeast U.S.
 
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Publisher Description:

Straight from the archives of the Hampton Roads Naval Historical Foundation comes this visual history dating back over the installation's more-than 100 year history.


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, Virginia, 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 Great Depression, World War II, and wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Throughout its incredible history, Naval Station Norfolk 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. A must-have for fans of United States Naval and military history.


Contributor Bio(s): Hampton Roads Naval Historical Foundation: - 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.