Naval Operating Base Terminal Island
world War II Naval Base in Los Angeles
Naval Operating Base Terminal Island, (NOB Terminal Island) was United States Navy base founded on 25 September 1941 to support the World War II efforts in the Pacific War. Naval Operating Base Terminal Island was founded by combining Naval Facilities in cities of San Pedro, Long Beach and Wilmington, California under one command. Much of the base was on the man-made Terminal Island, and harbor in San Pedro Bay. The harbor was made through the construction of a large breakwater system.
Naval Operating Base Terminal Island Facilities
Naval facilities were combined under one Naval command by The US Navy Department General Order No. 154. At the end of the war, the facilities were renamed to be US Naval Bases.
Naval Facilities that made up Naval Operating Base Terminal Island:
Roosevelt Base Terminal Island
Naval Air Base San Pedro, Reeves Field, Terminal Island (1927–1947)
Naval Net Depot, San Pedro
Naval Hospital Long Beach (1941–1950), now VA Long Beach Healthcare System
Naval Dispensaries
Naval Reserve Aviation Base Long Beach, NRAB Long Beach, at Daugherty Field now Long Beach Airport (1928–1947)
Naval Disbursing and Transportation Officer, San Pedro
Small Craft Training Center (SCTC) was on Roosevelt Base, but operated independently.
Roosevelt Base Terminal Island
Roosevelt Base Terminal Island shipyard was founded in September 1942 as a ship repair facility. Construction started in 1939.
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