| LC control no. | n 82017676 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Norfolk Naval Shipyard (U.S.) |
| Variant(s) | United States. Navy. Norfolk Naval Shipyard United States. Norfolk Naval Shipyard |
| See also | Norfolk Navy Yard (U.S.) Hierarchical superior: United States. Navy |
| Special note | Old catalog heading: United States. Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va. |
| Found in | Its Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., a brief history, 1956 (estab. 1767 by Andrew Sprowle, merchant and shipbuilder as Gosport Shipyard; under British flag; at outbreak of Amer. Revol. Commonwealth of Virginia confiscated and operated shipyard for state of Virginia; in May 1779 British forces burned the shipyard; inactive until 1794 when yard was loaned to the U.S.; in 1798 U.S. Navy Dept. created and shipyard became known as Gosport Navy Yard and property purchased by U.S. from state of Va.; in 1861 yard evacuated and burned by U.S. forces and subsequently reoccupied by state of Va. (later transferred to C.S.A. Navy); in 1862 again reoccupied by U.S. Navy; in 1929 name changed to Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia; in 1945 name changed to Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia) Information from 678 converted Jan. 5, 2015 (Orig. built by British in 18th cent.; known as Gosport Navy Yard; purchased by U.S. in 1801) |
| Not found in | NUCMC data from Peabody Mus. of Salem Lib. for Fox, J. Papers, 1607-1987 |
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