Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (HM1GEM)

Location: Portsmouth, VA 23704
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 49.642', W 76° 17.812'

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"1774-1800"

— Path of History Portsmouth, VA —

Leased in 1794 by the federal government, as part of its response to acts of piracy by the Barbary States, the shipyard produced in 1798-99 the 36-gun frigate Chesapeake, a sister ship of the USS Constitution known as "Old Ironsides." The USS Chesapeake was one of the first six ships to be built for the U.S. Navy after the Revolution.



Captain Richard Dale, a Portsmouth native who had served under John Paul Jones, was appointed to supervise the construction of the shipyard as its prospective commanding officer. His role as Naval Agent made him the first Shipyard Commander.



On June 15, 1801 the 16-acre shipyard was purchased by the United States from Virginia for $12,000, on President Thomas Jefferson authorization. It then became the "Gosport Navy Yard."



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Gosport workmen shape the wooden keel of the frigate in the Gosport shipyard.
The frigate , the first U.S. Navy warship known to have been completely built and outfitted in the Gosport Shipyard, is believed to have looked like this after it was launched in December 1799.
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Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 8:40pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 384346 N 4076506
Decimal Degrees36.82736667, -76.29686667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 49.642', W 76° 17.812'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 49' 38.52" N, 76° 17' 48.72" W
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Area Code(s)757
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 176 Lincoln St, Portsmouth VA 23704, US
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