Naval Shipyard Again? SECNAV Tours Mare Island Drydock
A week after calling for a new, bold maritime statecraft, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and key members of his team visited the Mare Island Dry Dock, located…
Emory S Land Returns to Guam After Refit at Vallejo
The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender, USS Frank Cable (AS 40), returned to its homeport in Apra Harbor, Guam, on Oct. 6, after completing a regular overhaul at Mare Island…
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 was also the…