Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Norfolk
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atlantic-reserve-fleet-norfolk-316-2537942
title:
Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Norfolk
text:
Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Norfolk was a part of the United States Navy reserve fleets, also called a mothball fleet, and was used to store the many surplus ships after World War II. The Atlantic Reserve Fleet was just south of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, called the South Gate Annex in Portsmouth, Virginia, 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Norfolk, Virginia. The reserve fleet was stored in the freshwater of the Elizabeth River, Southern Branch near the Jordan Bridge. The freshwater was good for long-term sto
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Reserve Fleet in Virginia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Reserve_Fleet,_Norfolk
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2024-02-04T08:51:23Z
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