List of United States Navy shore activities during World War II

During World War II, the United States Navy had a large contingent of operations based on land.

Academies

• Naval Academy Preparatory School, United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge

Advisors

• Naval Advisor, War Production Board Office, Baltimore, Maryland
• Naval Advisor to Contract Distribution, Branch Office, War Production Board. Little Rock, Arkansas
• Naval Advisor to Division of Contract Distribution, War Production Board, Birmingham, Alabama
• Naval Advisor to War Production Board, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Naval Advisor to the War Production Board, Birmingham, Alabama
• Naval Advisor to the War Production Board, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Naval Advisor to the War Production Board, Springfield, Massachusetts
• Naval Advisor, War Production Board, Little Rock, Arkansas

Air Centers

• Naval Air Center, Hampton Roads, Virginia
• Naval Air Center, Hawaii
• Naval Air Center, San Diego, California
• Naval Air Center, Seattle, Washington

Air Facilities

• Naval Air Facility Attu, Alaska
• Naval Air Facility Columbus, Ohio
• Naval Air Facility Middle River, Maryland
• Naval Air Facility Newport, Rhode Island
• Naval Air Facility United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland

Air Stations

• Naval Air Station Astoria, Oregon
• Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida
• Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine
• Naval Air Station Bunker Hill, Indiana
• Naval Air Station Cape May, New Jersey
• Naval Air Station Charleston, South Carolina
• Naval Air Station Clinton, Oklahoma
• Naval Air Station Coco Solo, Panama
• Naval Air Station Conroe, Texas
• Naval Air Station Dallas, Texas
• Naval Air Station Daytona Beach, Florida
• Naval Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina
• Naval Air Station Galveston, Texas
• Naval Air Station Grosse Ile, Michigan
• Naval Air Station Hitchcock, Texas
• Naval Air Station Houma, Louisiana
• Naval Air Station Hutchinson, Kansas
• Naval Air Station Isla Grande, Puerto Rico
• Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida
• Naval Air Station Key West, Florida
• Naval Air Station Klamath Falls, Oregon
• Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey
• Naval Air Station Litchfield Park, Arizona
• Naval Air Station New York
• Naval Air Station Memphis, Tennessee
• Naval Air Station Miami, Florida
• Naval Air Station New Orleans, Louisiana
• Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia
• Naval Air Station Norman, Oklahoma
• Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Naval Air Station Olathe, Kansas
• Naval Air Station Ottumwa, Iowa
• Naval Air Station Pasco, Washington
• Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland
• Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island
• Naval Air Station Richmond, Florida
• Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
• Naval Air Station San Diego, California
• Naval Air Station San Pedro, California
• Naval Air Station San Juan, Puerto Rico (see Naval Air Station Isla Grande)
• Naval Air Station Seattle, Washington
• Naval Air Station South Weymouth, Massachusetts
• Naval Air Station Squantum, Massachusetts
• Naval Air Station Tillamook, Oregon
• Naval Air Station Tongue Point, Oregon
• Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington

Air Training

Bases

• Naval Air Training Bases, Corpus Christi, Texas

Centers

• Naval Air Training Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
• Naval Air Training Center, Pensacola, Florida

Intermediate

• Naval Air Intermediate Training, Pensacola, Florida

Primary

• Naval Air Primary Training, Kansas City, Kansas

Technical

• Naval Air Technical Training (Chicago, Illinois)
• Naval Air Technical Training Center (Memphis, Tennessee)
• Naval Air Technical Training Center (Norman, Oklahoma)

Air Delivery

• Naval Aircraft Delivery Unit, Port Columbus, Ohio

Airship Supply

• Naval Airship Supply Center, Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey

Ammunition Depots

• Naval Ammunition Depot, Charleston, Goose Creek, South Carolina
• Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane, Crane, Indiana
• Naval Ammunition Depot, Dover, Dover (Lake Denmark), New Jersey
• Naval Ammunition Depot, Earle, Earle, New Jersey
• Naval Ammunition Depot, Hastings, Hastings, Nebraska
• Naval Ammunition Depot, New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Naval Ammunition Depot, Puget Sound, Puget Sound, Washington
• Naval Ammunition Depot, Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico

Ammunition

Schools

Handling

• Naval Ammunition Handling School, Hingham, Massachusetts

Packaging

• Naval Ammunition Packaging School (Palletizing), Hingham, Massachusetts

Laboratories

• Naval Materials Handling Laboratory, Hingham, Massachusetts

Amphibious Training Bases

• Naval Amphibious Training Base Fort Pierce, Fort Pierce, Florida
• Naval Amphibious Training Base Solomons Island, Solomons Island, Maryland

Attaches

• Naval Attache, London

Auxiliary Air Facilities

• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Ayer, Massachusetts
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Bar Harbor, Maine
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Beverly, Massachusetts
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Creeds, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Fentress, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Groton, Connecticut
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Hyannis, Massachusetts
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Lakeview, Oregon
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Lewiston, Maine
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Long Island, Casco Bay, Maine
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Monogram, Driver, Virginia
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Nantucket, Massachusetts
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility New Bedford, Massachusetts
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Otis Field, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Sanford, Maine
• Naval Auxiliary Air Station-Arlington, Washington
• Naval Auxiliary Air Station Charlestown, Rhode Island
• Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Clatsop County, Oregon
• Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Corvallis, Oregon
• Naval Auxiliary Air Station, North Bend, Oregon
• Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Pungo, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Quillayute, Washington
• Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Rodd Field, Texas
• Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Shelton, Washington

Aviation Supply Offices

• Naval Aviation Supply Office, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bases

• Naval Station Argentia, Argentia, Newfoundland
• Naval Base, Bermuda
• Naval Base, Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey
• Naval Base Cavite, Cavite, Philippine Islands
• Naval Base, Chagaramus, Chagaramus, Trinidad
• Charleston Naval Base, North Charleston, South Carolina
• Naval Base, Funafuti, Funafuti, Ellice Islands
• Naval Base, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
• Norfolk Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia
• Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Yorktown, Virginia
• Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Cargo Handling

• Naval Cargo Handling Unit, South Boston, South Boston, Massachusetts

Code and Signal

• Naval Code and Signal Laboratory, Washington, D.C.

Commands

• Naval Air Training Command (NATC), Patuxent River, Maryland
• Naval Air Intermediate Training Command, Corpus Christi, Texas.
• Naval Air Operational Training Command, Jacksonville, Florida
• Naval Air Primary Training Command, Fairfax Airport, Kansas City, Kansas
• Naval Airship Training Command, Lakehurst, New Jersey
• Naval Command, Office of Strategic Services, Washington, D.C.

Computing

• Naval Computing Machine Laboratory, National Cash Register Co., Dayton, Ohio

Construction Training

• Naval Construction Training Center, Quaddy Village, Maine
• Naval Construction Training Center, Davisville, Rhode Island

Convalescent Hospitals

• Naval Convalescent Hospital, Glenwood Springs, Colorado
• Naval Convalescent Hospital, Springfield, Massachusetts

Dental

• Naval Dental School, Bethesda, Maryland

Dispensary

• Naval Dispensary, Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Dispensary, Solomons Island, Maryland
• Naval Dispensary, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
• Naval Dispensary, Miami Beach, Florida

Dry Docks

• Naval Dry Dock, Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Dry Dock, South Boston, Massachusetts

Fuel

Annexs

• Naval Fuel Annex, Navy Supply Pier, Portland, Maine
• Naval Fuel Annex, Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts

Depots

• Naval Fuel Depot, Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Fuel Depot, Orient Heights, East Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Fuel Depot, Puget Sound, Manchester, Washington

Hospitals

• Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Massachusetts
• Naval Hospital Corps School (WR), Bethesda, Maryland

Hydrographic Offices

• Naval Hydrographic Distributing Office, New Orleans, Louisiana

Ordnance Inspectors

• Naval Inspector of Ordnance, Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, Massachusetts
• Naval Inspector of Ordnance, Excell Foundry and Machine, Fall River, Massachusetts
• Naval Inspector of Ordnance, Quincy, Massachusetts

Intelligence

• Naval Intelligence Office, Naval Reserve Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Naval Liaison Office, Monroe, Louisiana
• Naval Local Defense Force, Boston Section, Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Magazine, Theodore, Alabama

Material Handling

• Naval Materials Handling Laboratory, Hingham, Massachusetts

Medical Work

• Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
• Naval Medical School, Bethesda, Maryland
• Naval Medical Storehouse, New Orleans, Louisiana

Mine Work

• Naval Mine Defense Laboratory, Panama City, Florida
• Naval Mine Development Detachment, Key West, Florida
• Naval Mine Test Facilities, Provincetown, Massachusetts

Schools

• Naval Mine Warfare School, North Charleston, South Carolina
• Naval Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Virginia

Test Stations

• Naval Mine Warfare Test Station, Solomons Island, Maryland

Monitoring Stations

• Naval Monitoring Station, New Orleans, Louisiana

Net

Depots

• Naval Net Depot, Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Net Depot, Indian Island, Washington
• Naval Net Depot, Manchester, Washington
• Naval Net Depot, Puget Sound, Washington

Schools

• Naval Net School, Tiburon, California

Observatory

• Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.

Operating Base

• Naval Operating Base, Key West, Florida
• Naval Operating Base, Newport, Rhode Island

Ordnance

Laboratories

• Naval Ordnance Laboratory Annex, White Oak, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Naval Ordnance Laboratory Experimental Facilities, South River, Maryland
• Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Washington, D.C.

Plants

• Naval Ordnance Plant, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Naval Ordnance Plant, Louisville, Kentucky
• Naval Ordnance Plant, Shumaker, Arkansas

Test Stations

• Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS), China Lake, California

Photographic

• Naval Photographic Intelligence Center, Washington, D.C.
• Naval Photographic Science Laboratory, Anacostia

Powder facilities

• Naval Powder Factory, Indian Head, Maryland

Proving Grounds

• Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia

Radio

Activities

• Naval Radio Activities, Bainbridge Island, Port Blakely, Washington

Stations

• Naval Radio Station, Annapolis, Maryland
• Naval Radio Station, Naval Air Station, Astoria, Oregon
• Naval Radio Station, Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Radio Station, Chatham, Massachusetts
• Naval Radio Station, Cheltenham, Maryland
• Naval Radio Station, Jupiter, Florida (aka Station J)
• Naval Radio Station, Keyport, Washington
• Naval Radio Station, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Naval Radio Station, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Stations

• Naval Station, Astoria, Oregon
• Naval Station, Middle and Orchard Points, Manchester, Washington
• Naval Station, Midway Island
• Naval Station, Portland, Maine
• Naval Station, Seattle, Washington
• Naval Station, Tutuila, Samoa
• Naval Station, Wake Island

Storehouses

• Naval Storehouse, Port Covington Terminal, Baltimore, Maryland

Submarine Operations

• Naval Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut
• Naval Submarine Base, Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
• Naval Submarine School, New London, Connecticut

Radio stations

• Naval Supplementary Radio Station, Chatham, Massachusetts
• Naval Supplementary Radio Station, Mansett (Seawall) Maine

Supplies

Corps Schools

• Naval Supply Corps School, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Supply Corps School, Graduate School of Business Administration (Radcliff Branch), Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Supply Corps School, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts

Depots

• Naval Supply Depot, Bayonne Annex, Bayonne, New Jersey
• Naval Supply Depot, Clearfield, Utah
• Naval Supply Depot, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Naval Supply Depot, Seattle, Washington
• Naval Supply Depot, Spokane, Washington

Piers

• Naval Supply Pier, Casco Bay

Torpedo Stations

• Naval Torpedo Station, Alexandria, Virginia
• Naval Torpedo Station, Keyport, Washington
• Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island

Training

Commands

• Naval Air Training Command (NATC)

Centers

• Naval Training Center Bainbridge, Maryland
• Naval Training Center, Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Training Center, Farragut, Idaho
• Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois
• Naval Training Center, Naval Repair Base, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Naval Training Center, Portland, Maine

Schools

• Naval Training School (Aircraft Carrier Gasoline Systems), Manchester, Washington
• Naval Training School (Armed Guard Gunnery), New Orleans, Louisiana
• Naval Training School (Armed Guard Gunnery), Seattle, Washington
• Naval Training School (Ammunition Handling), Lake Union, Seattle, Washington
• Naval Training School (Amphibious Firemen), Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa
• Naval Training School (Aviation Communications), NATTC, Memphis, Tennessee
• Naval Training School (Aviation Engineering Officer), NATTC, Memphis, Tennessee
• Naval Training School (Aviation Radiomen), NATTC, Memphis, Tennessee
• Naval Training School (Basic Engineering), Hampton, Virginia
• Naval Training School (Carpenter's Mates), Hampton, Virginia
• Naval Training School (Communications), Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Naval Training School (Communication WR), Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts
• Naval Training School (Cooks & Bakers), Naval Reserve Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Naval Training School (Destroyer Escort), Cleveland, Ohio
• Naval Training School (Diesel), Cleveland, Ohio
• Naval Training School (Diesel), Fairbanks Morse Co., Beloit, Wisconsin
• Naval Training School (Diesel), Hampton, Virginia
• Naval Training School (Diesel), Nordberg Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Naval Training School (Direction Finders & Loran), Naval Station, Portland, Maine
• Naval Training School (Electrical), Bainbridge, Maryland
• Naval Training School (Electrical), Hampton, Virginia
• Naval Training School (Electronics), Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Training School (Electronics), New Orleans, Louisiana
• Naval Training School (Elementary Electricity and Radio Material), Takoma Park, Maryland
• Naval Training School (Elementary Electricity and Radio Material), Stillwater, Oklahoma
• Naval Training School (Fire-Control-Advanced), Washington, D.C.
• Naval Training School (Fire Controlmen), Bainbridge, Maryland
• Naval Training School (Fire Fighters Modified), New Orleans, Louisiana
• Naval Training School (Gunner's Mates), Naval Reserve Armory, Michigan City, Indiana
• Naval Training School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Naval Training School (Instructors), Bainbridge, Maryland
• Naval Training School (Line Maintenance-JRM), Middle River, Maryland
• Naval Training School (Loran), New Orleans, Louisiana
• Naval Training School, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia
• Naval Training School (Indoctrination & Communications), Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Naval Training School (Japanese Language), University of Colorado
• Naval Training School (Laundry), Anacostia, D.C
• Naval Training School (Line Maintenance), NAS, Astoria, Oregon
• Naval Training School (Line Maintenance PBM), NAS, Astoria, Ore
• Naval Training School (Loran), Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Training School (Machinist's Mates & Metalsmiths), Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Training School (Machinist Mate), Wentworth Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Training School (Motion Picture Operators), Bainbridge, Maryland
• Naval Training School, NAS, Quonset Point, Rhode Island
• Naval Training School (Navigation), M.I.T., Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Naval Training School (Officers Cooks and Stewards), Annapolis, Maryland
• Naval Training School (Oxygen Generation), Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Training School (Physical Instructors), Bainbridge, Maryland
• Naval Training School (Pre-Radar), Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
• Naval Training School (Pre-Radar), Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Naval Training School (Pre-Radio Material), Michigan City, Indiana
• Naval Training School (Radar), M.I.T., Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Training School (radio), Bainbridge Island, Puget Sound, Washington
• Naval Training School (Radio), Bainbridge, Maryland
• Naval Training School (Radio), Naval Reserve Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Naval Training School (Radio-Special), Bainbridge Island, Port Blakely, Washington
• Naval Training School (Radio-Women), University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
• Naval Training School (Radio-W), Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
• Naval Training School (Recruit Instructors - C), Bainbridge, Maryland
• Naval Training School (Signals), Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Naval Training School (Sound Motion Picture Technician), Bainbridge, Maryland
• Naval Training School (Turbo-Jet), NATTC, Memphis, Tennessee
• Naval Training School, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
• Naval Training School (Yeoman, Signal and Storekeepers), Toledo, Ohio
• Naval Training Schools, Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa
• Naval Training Schools, M.I.T., Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Naval Training Schools, University of Colorado
• Naval Training Schools (Yeoman) and (Storekeepers), Hampton, Virginia
• Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island

Units

• Naval Training Unit, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
• Naval Training Unit (Line Maintenance JM-1), Middle River, Maryland

Units

• Naval Unit, Air Technical Document Research Unit, Camp Ritchie, Maryland
• Naval Unit, Edgewood Arsenal, Edgewood, Maryland
• Naval Unit, Special Projects Division, Chemical Warfare Service, Camp Detrick. Frederick, Maryland
• Naval Unit, Special Projects Division, Chemical Warfare Service, Terre Haute, Indiana
• Naval Unit, Western Chemical Warfare School, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado

Miscellaneous

• Naval Electronics Laboratory, San Diego, California
• Naval Engineering Experiment Station, Annapolis, Maryland
• Naval Fire Fighter's School, Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Flight Test Center, Cedar Point, Maryland
• Naval Frontier Base, Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Radio Station, Winter Harbor, Maine
• Naval Radio Transmitting Station, Bainbridge Island, Washington
• Naval Recreation Camp, East Brewster, Massachusetts
• Naval Regimental Officers Training Corps, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Naval Repair Base, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C
• Naval Reserve Educational Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Naval Routing Office, Baltimore, Maryland
• Naval Section Base, Lockwood Basin, Boston, Massachusetts
• Naval Senior Advisor to the War Production Board, Boston, Massachusetts

References

• "U.S. Naval Activities, World War Two, By State". 1945. Retrieved 23 March 2020.