Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

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  5. Sharp, John G.M., The Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1835 & the Birth of the Ten-Hour Day, http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/portsmouth/shipyard/sharp/philany.html Archived 1 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine
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  7. Sharp, Ibid
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  14. BB-64 was launched and commissioned before BB-63, in spite of a later keel-laying.[ citation needed ]
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  17. youtube.com The USN Mothball Fleet - Storing up for a rainy day
  18. This Is What's Left Of Philadelphia's Once Mighty Mothball Fleet By Aaron Spraym Feb. 20, 2022
  19. youtube.com, The Mothball Fleet
  20. US Navy Reserve Fleet Basin, Philadelphia
  21. LOC Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia
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The Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aerial view of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Reserve Basin on 19 May 1955 (80-G-668655).jpg
An aerial view of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1955
TypeShipyard
Site information
Controlled by United States Navy
Site history
Built1871 (League Island Facility)
In use1801–1995
Battles/wars
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Historic District
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LocationSouth Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates 39°53′28″N75°10′43″W / 39.89111°N 75.17861°W / 39.89111; -75.17861
Area1,200 acres (490 ha)
Built1876
Architect Robert E. Peary; Karcher & Smith
Architectural styleModern Movement, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No. 99001579 [1]
Added to NRHP22 December 1999

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