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~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Hawaii 
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is Hawaii's regional maintenance center for the U.S. Navy. Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is located within the Pearl Harbor Naval Station complex, two miles southeast of the Honolulu International Airport. Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard's primary mission is to provide regional maintenance, at the depot and intermediate levels, to keep the surface ships and submarines of our nation's Navy "Fit to Fight." As Hawaii’s regional maintenance center we provide excellence in environmentally responsible ship repair overhaul, conversion, alteration, refurbishment, defueling, refueling, and decommissioning of Navy vessels. 
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard finds its roots in the 1800s, as the world's navies explored and established ports throughout the Pacific Ocean. As early as 1820, the interest of the United States government in the Sandwich Islands followed the adventurous voyages of its whaling and trading ships in the Pacific. When Hawaiian King Lunalilo died in 1873, negotiations were underway for the cessation of Pearl Harbor as a port for the exportation of sugar to the U.S. duty free. It was during the reign of King Kalakaua that the United States was granted exclusive rights to enter Pearl Harbor and to establish a coaling and repair station. 
Congress passed an Act officially creating Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Territory of Hawaii in May of 1908, and authorized nearly $3 million to help build it. Learn More About The History Of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Here!
As the largest ship repair facility between the West Coast and the Far East, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard plays a significant role in maintaining the Navy's capabilities.
The shipyard is situated on the southern shore of the island of Oahu. Five miles to the west lies downtown Honolulu. More than 90 percent of the shipyard’s work is on submarines. The first Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine, the USS Hawaii, will be home-ported at Pearl Harbor this summer. 
A $25.5 million construction project has broken ground at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, the first of 30 projects in a major modernization plan.
The Pentagon could spend up to $800 million on modernizing the shipyard over the next three decades to meet the needs of the Pacific Fleet. Most of the shipyard’s structures were built between 1913 and 1945. 
Learn More About Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Here!
The USS Arizona is the final resting place for many of the ship's 1,177 crewmen who lost their lives on December 7, 1941. The USS Arizona Memorial grew out of wartime desire to establish some sort of memorial at Pearl Harbor to honor those who died in the attack. Suggestions for such a memorial began in 1943, but it wasn't until 1949, when the Territory of Hawaii established the Pacific War Memorial Commission, that the first real steps were taken to bring it about. 
The 184-foot-long Memorial structure spanning the mid-portion of the sunken battleship consists of three main sections: the entry and assembly rooms; a central area designed for ceremonies and general observation; and the shrine room, where the names of those killed on the Arizona are engraved on the marble wall. Visit USS Arizona Memorial Here
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.
Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun! We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity. We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon. We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way. God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always |
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
