Our Yard History: Dry Dock 1 and USS Delaware
Much has been written about Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Dry Dock 1, but on June 17, 2023, we should take pause to remember that upon this site 190 years ago naval…
The First USS Independence
Type: Ship-of-the-line (later frigate) Laid down: 1813 Launched: 22 June 1814 First Commissioned: 22 June 1814 Fate: Scrapped 1915 The first ship built in the Charlestown Navy Yard, USS Independence…