Naval Station Everett
Naval Station Everett | |
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Everett, Washington in the United States | |
Coordinates | 47°59′33.54″N 122°13′5.79″W / 47.9926500°N 122.2182750°W |
Type | Naval base |
Site information | |
Owner | Department of Defense |
Operator | US Navy |
Controlled by | Navy Region Northwest |
Condition | Operational |
Website | Official website |
Site history | |
Built | 1987 | –1994
In use | 1992 – present |
Garrison information | |
Current commander | Captain Joshua Manzel |
Naval Station Everett (NAVSTA Everett) is a military installation located in the city of Everett, Washington, 25 miles (40 km) north of Seattle. The naval station, located on the city's waterfront on the northeastern end of Puget Sound, was designed as a homeport for a US Navy carrier strike group and opened in 1994. A separate Navy Support Complex is located in Smokey Point, 11 miles (18 km) north of Everett near Marysville, and houses a commissary, Navy Exchange, a college and other services.
NAVSTA Everett is home to seven
History
Background
Although a Naval Reservation existed previously at the site, the history of Naval Station Everett began in 1983 when
Planning and construction
On April 17, 1984, Everett was selected from among 13 ports as the ideal location for the new homeport, ahead of a site near the
The Port of Everett Commission approved the sale of 143 acres (58 ha) to build the base on May 5, 1987,[6] and the official ground breaking ceremony was November 9, 1987.[7] Despite the groundbreaking, the Navy was unable to secure dredging permits until the following week due to opposition from environmentalist groups, who unsuccessfully appealed in court to halt construction.[8] On September 9, 1988, the Navy awarded the $56 million construction contract for the carrier pier, which is 1,620 feet (490 m) long and 120 feet (37 m) wide.[citation needed] On June 4, 1992, three Navy ships participated in the formal opening of the new $56.4 million pier.[9]
On June 26, 1993, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission voted unanimously to retain the planned Everett homeport and close the Naval Air Station Alameda in California.[10] In January 1994, Naval Station Puget Sound personnel began transitioning to the new Fleet Support and Administration buildings and officially began operations at Naval Station Everett.[11] On April 8, 1994, an official dedication ceremony was conducted with over 1,500 guests in attendance.[12][13]
Ship assignments
On September 3, 1994, USS Ingraham and Ford arrived as the first of seven ships to be assigned here, welcomed by a celebration from the city.[14] On November 22, 1995, Paul F. Foster arrived at the naval station. On that same date, the Navy officially announced the assignment of David R. Ray, Callaghan, and Chandler to Naval Station Everett.[15] David R. Ray arrived July 29, 1996,[16] and Callaghan and Chandler both arrived September 27, 1996.[17] To complete the complement of ships at Naval Station Everett, USS Abraham Lincoln made a change of homeport from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton to Everett on January 8, 1997.[18] Fife and Rodney M. Davis made their official change of homeport from Japan to Everett on May 5, 1998.[19] Callaghan was decommissioned on March 31, 1998,[20] followed by the Chandler on September 23, 1999.[21]
In July 1999 the Navy completed a Final
In June 2021, the Navy announced that Naval Station Everett would be the future home of the first 12 Constellation-class frigates.[22] The Navy is expected to take delivery of the first ship, USS Constellation, sometime in 2026.
Other events
On September 15, 2000, two vessels from the
Facilities
The Naval Support Complex is located in Smokey Point, approximately 11 miles (18 km) north of Everett, and houses the base's support facilities.[24] The complex includes a commissary, Navy Exchange store, gas station, family service center, thrift shop, education offices, Bachelor Officer Quarters, craft shop/gear issue, chapel and religious education center, an auto hobby shop, ball fields and courts, fleet parking for personnel assigned to deployed Everett-based ships and a 50-room Navy Lodge.[15][25] The campus was designed to look "more like a community college campus" than traditional military facilities and serves more than 30,000 personnel and families in Western Washington.[26]
The Navy originally proposed housing the support complex in downtown Everett in high-rise structures by 1992,
In 2012, the $33 million Marysville Armed Forces Reserve Center opened at a site south of the Naval Support Complex. The facility houses 250 soldiers from the 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command of the
Homeported ships
Aircraft carriers
There are currently no aircraft carriers homeported at Naval Station Everett due to the reassignment of USS Nimitz to Naval Base Kitsap in January 2015.[35] The carrier was planned to return to Everett in 2019, but the Navy announced in late 2018 that it would remain at Kitsap.[36] The USS Abraham Lincoln was formerly homeported at Everett from 1994 to 2011, when it moved to Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia.[37]
Guided missile frigates
First 12 Constellation-class frigates to be homeported at Everett beginning after first delivery in 2026.[22]
Guided missile destroyers (5)
- USS Barry (DDG-52)
- USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)
- USS Kidd (DDG-100)
- USS Gridley (DDG-101)
- USS Sampson (DDG-102)
Coast Guard Units (3)
- USCGC Henry Blake (WLM-563)
- USCGC Blue Shark (WPB-87360)
- Port Security Unit 313
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from Naval Station. United States Navy.
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- ^ McDonough, Sandra (April 18, 1984). "Navy news was bad and good for Seattle". The Seattle Times. p. A7.
- ^ Cowley, Geoffrey (November 7, 1984). "Everett says 'yes' to Navy by a margin of more than 2-to-1". The Seattle Times. p. B10.
- ^ Pryne, Eric; Brown, Charles E. (October 3, 1986). "Congressmen praise navy-base deal". The Seattle Times. p. B2.
- ^ Nelson, Robert T. (July 20, 1986). "Is Everett base dead?". The Seattle Times. p. D2.
- ^ Riddle, Margaret (July 29, 2011). "Port of Everett Commissioners approve the sale of land to the U.S. Navy for an aircraft carrier base on May 5, 1987". HistoryLink. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ Shaw, Linda (November 10, 1987). "Ground broken for navy port; injunction hangs over future work". The Seattle Times. p. G3.
- ^ Shaw, Linda (November 11, 1987). "Everett navy base goes on, court rules". The Seattle Times. p. H1.
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- ^ Nelson, Robert T.; Brooks, Diane; Bergsman, Jerry (June 26, 1993). "Everett's Navy home port wins unanimous vote". The Seattle Times. p. A1. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ Brooks, Diane (January 11, 1994). "Ships assigned to home port". The Seattle Times. p. B2.
- ^ Brooks, Diane (April 8, 1994). "Naval Station Everett: Celebration time at home port". The Seattle Times. p. A1.
- ^ Brooks, Diane (April 9, 1994). "Everett home port dedicated with thanks to 'Scoop'". The Seattle Times. p. A8.
- ^ Beers, Carole (September 4, 1994). "Wet but warm welcome for the Navy". The Seattle Times. p. B1.
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- ^ Brooks, Diane (July 30, 1996). "Beautiful blue skies greet ship: Home port's latest arrival welcomed". The Seattle Times. p. B1.
- ^ "2 destroyers dock in Everett". The Seattle Times. September 28, 1996. p. A5.
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- ^ Clarridge, Christine (May 6, 1998). "Home sweet home port for two ships at Everett". The Seattle Times. p. B1.
- ^ "Destroyer USS Callaghan to be decommissioned, towed to PSNS". Kitsap Sun. March 30, 1998. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Navy destroyer is set for decommissioning". The Seattle Times. September 22, 1999. p. B2.
- ^ a b Correll, Diana (3 June 2021). "Naval Station Everett selected as homeport for Constellation-class frigates". NavyTimes.com. Navy Times. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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- ^ "About Naval Station Everett". Commander, Navy Installations Command. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Military Installations Booklet for Naval Station Everett" (PDF). U.S. Navy. February 18, 2011. p. 42. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ Whitely, Peyton (January 8, 2003). "'Our basic policy is to give the sailor a good deal': The Navy Support Complex sells cheap goods and food, and provides all sorts of aid". The Seattle Times. p. H22. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ Lobos, Ignacio (September 29, 1989). "Home-port facilities may end up in downtown Everett". The Seattle Times. p. B3.
- ^ Fitten, Ronald K. (April 7, 1992). "Tulalip Tribes reject Navy offer for land". The Seattle Times. p. B1.
- ^ Brooks, Diane (November 11, 1992). "Navy opts out of Tulalip deal; support complex to be at Smokey Point". The Seattle Times. p. D1.
- ^ Brooks, Diane (July 6, 1993). "Work to start soon at Smokey Point; value for land for home-port support complex remains unsettled". The Seattle Times. p. B1.
- ^ Brooks, Diane (August 24, 1993). "Groundbreaking for support facility". The Seattle Times. p. B2.
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- ^ Friedrich, Ed (December 22, 2015). "Nimitz staying in Bremerton". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
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- ^ Fiege, Gale (November 18, 2011). "USS Abraham Lincoln, long the pride of Everett, will soon be gone for good". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 11, 2019.