FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Hawaii ~ 08 DEC 2009

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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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

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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

 

 

[luvie]

I really do feel kinda puny tonight, so I am going to get
outta here early and try to get some rest. I won’t make a
very jolly employee at work if I don’t get rested and try
to head off this whatever-it-is that I have.

See y’all tomorrow. Sis....thank you for sharing your wonderful
pictures with us. Guys...see ya! ((((hugs))))

((((LBH)))) for my very absent BB! :D

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*HUG*
Feel better, Sis!
Rest well!

[SoldierDad]

(((HUGS))) - I’ve gotta get to bed soon too so I can see Laurie off at the airport at 4:00am.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Little Devil; Steely eyed Downeaster, Guardian of our Troops and Dog Houses!

Never let that thought cross your mind. I'm just tuckered out and slow on the reply.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Woohoo....I’m home and can see the pictures!! So glad you were able to be there. ((HUGS))

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*HUG*
I’m running out of steam, too!
Got up real early this morning..
Blech!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sand.....the hat trick.....#50, #100, #150!!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

YAY!!
I forgot tthat you could not see them from work!
It was a grand time, Ma!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night, Luv...feel better in the morning.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*yawn*
I better hit the hay, Ma!
It was a busy weekend withe PGR mission and cleaning up after the snow storm..
Love to all and hugs alla round!
G’night!

[doorgunner69]

Yep..............

Hard to take it in, almost too sterile. Wish there was a way to shock it into people's minds what they are looking at.

[doorgunner69]

Addendum: If you have not seen it, less try to photograph it, it is overwhelming.

Technically, you need a very wide angle lens. This shot does not quite capture it all, missing the leftmost names.................

It is almost too much...............

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hope you had a good Monday, Sand. Mine was long, I didn’t want to be there, and Friday’s issues awaited my first day back. And I have a bit of homework.....nothing’s changed. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Seven....any reason given for the stampede?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Our thanks to Tac Jr for his service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome, doorgunner...thanks for sharing your Pearl Harbor Remembrance day experiences. And the picture is just fine.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Silence speaks volumes.

Aloha, Hawaii...thanks for sharing your "silence".

[Kathy in Alaska]

DRIVE CAREFULLY!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, AZ, for the red, white, and blue tribute.

[Kathy in Alaska]