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NO. 751 FIRST U.S. NAVAL STATION IN THE PACIFIC - Mare Island Navy Yard was established September 16, 1854 by Commander David G. Farragut, U.S.N., on a site selected in 1852 by a commission headed by Commodore John D. Sloat, U.S.N. Mare Island had the Navy's first shipyard, ammunition depot, hospital, Marine barracks, cemetery, chapel, and radio station in the Pacific.

Location

SW corner of Tennessee St and Mare Island Way, Vallejo
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CHL #751 - Mare Island- First U.S. Naval Station in the Pacific

CHL #751 - Mare Island- First U.S. Naval Station in the Pacific

CHL #751 - Mare Island Commemorative Plaque- First U.S. Naval Station in the Pacific