On 3/4/2021 9:56 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>
>> Bruce wrote:
>>> Isn't there a Navy base in LA?
>>
>> If so, it wouldn't be a big one as no natural harbor there to my
>> knowledge.
>>
>> The 3 largest US Navy bases that I can think of a
>>
>> - Norfolk, Va on the east coast
>> - San Diego on the west coast
>> - Pearl Harbor on Dsi1's rock
>>
>> There are many others but I think these are the main ones now.
>> cshenk here would be a good one to ask as she's the most recently
>> retired.
>
> Those are the main ones. LA had a presence but BRAC closed it long ago.
> It's mostly now a shipping spot for cars.
>
> Lets add: Bremerton Washington, Corpus Christi TX, Groton CT, Yokosuka
> and Sasebo Japan, Okinawa (White beach), Sigonella, Bahrain.
>
> WE have significant footprints elsewhere but those probably are the
> notable ones. Oh and for Norfolk, it's multiple locations but for
> ships, primarily Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Newport News with a
> smaller shipyard in Portsmouth.

And I lived in Newport RI (1970-71). Home of the Naval War College. They
had several ships there but no carriers. I've heard they've downsized
that base since I lived there.