740 WICHELS-1964-800 eng Wichels, Ernest People Who Build Ships May 17, 1964 Mare Island is again on the threshold of decision. Sometime this year, we are told, the administration will determine a cutback in the number of naval shipyards. Eleven yards are too many, it is stated, for the present size of United States naval forces afloat. Many considerations will enter into such a decision. But this is not the first time that Mare Island has been in competition. vacahc@gmail.com 800 45675154213 Publication/Article CaVaHC http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/vhcdb/800/ Read Article http://www.solanohistory.net/articles/800/800.1.pdf PDF Document