Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
United States Navy shipyard in Maine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy shipyard on Seavey's Island in Kittery, Maine, bordering Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The naval yard lies along the southern boundary of Maine on the Piscataqua River.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | |
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Seavey's Island, Kittery, Maine | |
Coordinates | 43°4′44″N 70°44′3″W |
Type | Shipyard |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Navy |
Open to the public | No |
Site history | |
Built | 1800 |
In use | 1800–Present |
Battles/wars | |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | |
Location | Seavey Island, Kittery, Maine |
Area | 54 acres (22 ha) |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 77000141[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 17, 1977 |
Garrison information | |
Current commander | Capt. Michael Oberdorf (February 22 -present) |
Founded in 1800, PNS is U.S. Navy's oldest continuously operating shipyard. Today, most of its work concerns the overhaul, repair, and modernization of submarines.[2]
As of November 2021, the shipyard employed more than 6,500 federal employees.[3] As well, some of the work is performed by private corporations (e.g., Delphinius Engineering of Eddystone, Pennsylvania; Oceaneering International of Chesapeake, Virginia; Orbis Sibro of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; and Q.E.D. Systems Inc. of Virginia Beach, Virginia).[4]