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4 unusual facts about Norfolk Naval Shipyard


Norfolk Naval Shipyard

John H. Burroughs, superintendent of the Shipyard during the Union occupation of the American Civil War

Captain William Kiestler, commanding officer of Norfolk Naval Shipyard was relieved of duty on July 1, 2010 by order of Vice Admiral Kevin M. McCoy, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, after a year on the job because of a loss of confidence in his ability to command.

1,195 heavy guns were taken for the defense of the Confederacy, and employed in many areas from Hampton Roads all the way to Fort Donelson Tennessee, Port Hudson, and Fort de Russy, Louisiana.

Southeastern Public Service Authority

SPSA converts trash to steam and electricity, which it sells to the U.S. Navy’s Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Dominion Virginia Power.


Henry Pierson Crowe

Following his detachment from San Diego, he completed his final tour of duty June 1957 to March 1960, as Commanding Officer, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.


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