Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility is a United States Navy shipyard located in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It is one of just four public shipyards operated by the United States Navy.[1] The shipyard is physically a part of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
USS Buffalo in Dry Dock 2 at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Coordinates21.351°N 157.957°W / 21.351; -157.957
TypeShipyard
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Navy
Site history
Built1908
In use1908–present
Garrison information
Current
commander		CAPT Richard Jones (June 2021-present)

The Naval Station had existed in Pearl Harbor since 1898, but in 1908 the United States Congress allocated $3 million to build the shipyard, then called Navy Yard Pearl Harbor.[2] The shipyard grew quickly, and work began on the first drydock, which collapsed before opening in 1913. After rebuilding, Dry Dock #1 was opened August 21, 1919.[3] Through these years, the shipyard was just a part of the Naval Station. The shipyard officially became its own entity in December 1945 as part of the Navy's effort to separate military from industrial operations.

The shipyard has grown to four dry docks, which are mainly used for repairing and maintaining nuclear submarines.[4]

Dry Docks
Dock No. Material of which dock is constructedLengthWidthDepthDate CompletedSource
1 Concrete 1,002 feet 5 inches (305.54 m) 138 feet (42 m) 35 feet (11 m) 1919 [5]
2 Concrete 1,000 feet 6 inches (304.95 m) 147 feet (45 m) 46 feet 6 inches (14.17 m) 1941
3 Concrete 497 feet 6 inches (151.64 m) 104 feet (32 m) 23 feet (7.0 m) 1942
4 Concrete 1,088 feet 6 inches (331.77 m) 155 feet (47 m) 48 feet 6 inches (14.78 m) 1943

December 4, 2019

On December 4, 2019, a 22-year-old, male sailor opened fire with his M4 carbine service rifle, killing two Department of Defense civilian workers and injuring another. The perpetrator later killed himself with his Beretta M9 service pistol.[6] A Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium was hosted at the naval air station during this time. Officials and military leadership from 18 nations across the Indo-Pacific gathered for the 2019 Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium at Pacific Air Force Headquarters from December 3 to December 6. It was hosted by General David Goldfein, US Air Force Chief of Staff and General CQ Brown Jr., PACF Commander.[7]

References
  1. "U.S. Naval Shipyards: Keeping the Fleet at Sea" (PDF).
  2. "Shipyard Highlights - Hawaii". www.honolulumagazine.com.
  3. "History". www.navsea.navy.mil.
  4. "Automating Dry Docks in the Pacific". themilitaryengineer.com.
  5. "Drydocking Facilities Characteristics" (PDF).
  6. HNN staff (December 4, 2019). "Navy sailor who killed 2 at Pearl Harbor shipyard was facing disciplinary proceeding". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  7. "2019 Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium". December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.


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