Mare Island's October Anniversaries
Kern, James
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Abstract: Mare Island Naval Shipyard was the first U.S. Navy base on the Pacific coast, building more than 500 ships for the Navy and repairing countless thousands of others. Mare Island workers served the nation in both peace and war and set a proud record of service on behalf of the nation. October marks the anniversary of many significant events in Mare Island's history. In the years leading up to WWII Mare Island was building and launching submarines at a record pace. That rapid pace continued once the U.S. entered the war in 1941. Four of those wartime subs were launched in October: USS Tuna October 2, 1940, USS Tinosa October 7, 1942, USS Trigger October 22, 1941, and USS Tilefish October 25, 1943.
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Record created 2007-10-23, last modified 2007-10-23
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