FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach, CA ~ 10 July 2018

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach is a United States Navy weapons and munitions loading, storage and maintenance facility located in Seal Beach, California with detachments in Concord, Fallbrook, and San Diego, all also in California.

The command exists to provide base operating support to the Navy's ordnance mission. Command and tenant personnel provide munitions receipt, segregation, inspection, maintenance, storage, issue, and assessment services to Navy operating forces and other Department of Defense and homeland security entities. Overall, the command supports the provisioning of missiles, torpedoes, and other ordnance to a majority of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

NWS Seal Beach occupies 5,256 acres, has 230 buildings and 128 ammunition magazines providing 589,299 feet of ammunition storage space. Ammunition is moved from storage to the docks on 56 miles of railroad line and 80 miles of road. The base owns 130 pieces of railroad rolling stock and 230 trucks and trailers to move the ammunition which is loaded onto ships using six mobile cranes that can lift up to 90 tons.

The Weapons Station is also home to the West Coast site of the World War II Submarine Memorial. The Memorial is dedicated to the over 3000 submariners who lost their lives in United States submarines in the 52 submarines lost during WWII. There are also plaques dedicated to those who lost their lives in submarine accidents during the Cold War. The Memorial is located outside the main entrance to the Weapons Station on Seal Beach Boulevard and is accessible to the public.

Learn More About Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach HERE!

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[luvie]

It does seem that someone either wanted them or wanted them gone. Sad if the pound got them. I was really trying to avoid having that happen, but short of putting them in a cage, I couldn’t control them.

I kind of miss seeing them playing, but Peaches was thrilled to get to just sit on the patio earlier today. :)

[Loud Mime]

Wow, just down the street from me!

[luvie]

Is it near Vandenburg AFB?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, ML...((HUGS))...sounds like you were busy, but had lots of fun.

You three musketeers have a great day.

[radu]

My gut feeling is it was the latter. Hard to believe that after all this time someone decided they wanted to take all of them inside their home.

I hope Ghost and Lil Bit show back up. Otherwise there’s a chance something far worse was done and those two also got caught up in it tonight. There are sick, evil people in the world.

[luvie]

There are. I saw Li’l Bit late this afternoon but before I set more food out for them. But, it’s dark so I can’t see if they show up now. I did call her and she didn’t come. Maybe she’s with them in another location. Have no idea. I really hope it wasn’t the pound, but if it was, hope they get adopted. They are sweet but wild.

[Loud Mime]

No, South of Los Angeles; East of L.A. Harbor and Long Beach.

[radu]

I do pray they’re ok, wherever they are. They are just so cute, especially that lil tabby with the sweet, sweet face.

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOW! That would be some old stuff. Taking care of anti-submarine nets seems quite the chore.

Munitions trains in their "bunkers".

[luvie]

Ok. Thanks for that. An area I’d love to visit....along with the San Diego area. :)

[luvie]

She is a sweetheart, but SO shy. I finally got hold of the Siamese one, and I think it’s a boy. I don’t really know too much about kitties, but it did seem that way.

[radu]

Cool that you were able to get your hands on one of them. Dang the timing of them disappearing. GRRRRRRRR! Just seeing one sibling enjoying your attention would have brought the others around fairly quickly.

It’s really pretty obvious if it’s a male or female as long as you can get a good look. There’s a definite difference.

[MoochPooch]

Evening Kathy!

I’ve been to Seal Beach a few times when I lived in California.

Nighty-night!

[Fiji Hill]

Another memory is of all of the war-surplus search lights that car dealers would use when the new models came in.

In the 1950's, Southern California was a fast-growing economy, and search lights were often seen in the sky. They were used not only by car dealers but also to announce the opening of new supermarkets and other businesses.

As the 1960's wore on, they were seen less often. However, several years ago, I saw a search light in the sky and drove to the place where it originated--a new video rental service. The search light was solidly built and was obviously several decades old--probably WWII surplus.

[Kathy in Alaska]

So sorry to be so late.

Good morning, Mac...*HUGS*...and have a great day.

[luvie]

Well, the little dickens was squirming to get down, but i’m pretty sure it’s a he, like his Daddy. I have no idea about any of the others.

Li’l Bit was just in the back having something to eat. I guess we’ll jlust have to see what tomorrow brings. I still hope someone else is feeding them so much that they don’t need me.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Tuesday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[radu]

LOL! Yeah, you have to be able to get a good look. Kinda hard to do when they’re squirming.

Great to hear Lil Bit showed up. At least we know she’s ok. Maybe she’ll find the kiddos and have them there tomorrow. Not that you need more kittehs but it would be nice to know they’re ok.

[luvie]

I would like to know that they are ok. It’s just so weird that they disappeared so quickly. They were there last night when I took food out and then playing after than. Then...*poof*. No more kitties. I can’t even imagine them all going off at the same time unless she took them. I can’t even imagine the pound out and about that early this morning.

We’ll see. And now it’s time for me to get some sleep. See ya for the quiz tomorrow night! Hope you have a very good day tomorrow!

[radu]

I’m right there with ya on wanting to know they’re ok. They are just so precious! I hope they’re out there when you wake up in the morning.

Sleep well. Catch ya tomorrow for the quiz!