Mare Island became one of the most important naval shipyards on the American West Coast. From the launch of the USS Saginaw in 1859 and the record-breaking USS Ward to World War II submarine construction, nuclear-powered submarines, and the ships that became part of the Suisun Bay Mothball Fleet, this California island helped transform the United States into a Pacific naval power.
In this episode, we trace Mare Island from its Spanish and Mexican origins through the Civil War era, World War I, Pearl Harbor, World War II, the atomic age, and the Cold War. We’ll see how the shipyard handled battleship repairs, submarine construction, military medicine, the Port Chicago disaster, the USS Indianapolis mission, and the eventual decline of the Mothball Fleet — and how Mare Island is being transformed today from a closed naval installation into a living historic district.
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