Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
U.S. Navy (NAVSEA), Bremerton, Washington
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington was founded as a naval station in 1891 and became the Pacific Fleet's main repair yard in World War II, fixing five of the battleships damaged at Pearl Harbor. Today it is one of the Navy's four public shipyards, maintaining carriers and submarines and recycling nuclear-powered ships. Its historic district is a National Historic Landmark.
- Company
- U.S. Navy (NAVSEA)
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- 1891
- Employees
- Not stated
- Industry
- Aerospace and defense
- Revised
- November 12, 2026
What is made here
Maintains, modernizes and recycles U.S. Navy ships, including nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines.
Facts
| Founding | The Navy bought 190 acres and commissioned the Puget Sound Naval Station in 1891; Drydock 1 was completed in April 1896 and the station was renamed Navy Yard Puget Sound in 1902 (federal: npgallery.nps.gov) |
|---|---|
| World War II | The principal repair yard for battle-damaged Pacific Fleet ships; it repaired five of the eight battleships bombed at Pearl Harbor, and more than 30,000 workers built, repaired or modernized ships there from 1941 to 1945 (federal: npgallery.nps.gov) |
| Drydocks | Drydock 5, available in February 1942, measured 1,030 feet long, 147 feet wide and 54 feet deep (federal: npgallery.nps.gov) |
| Role today | One of the Navy's four public shipyards, which maintain submarines and aircraft carriers for the fleet (federal: navsea.navy.mil) |
| Nuclear recycling | Runs the Ship-Submarine Recycling Program and is the only U.S. facility certified to recycle nuclear-powered ships (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
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Can you visit?
Yes: Bonneville Lock and Dam Visitor Centers (Washington Shore powerhouse viewing) has hours, booking and age rules checked on the operator's site.
Sources
- NPS National Register nomination: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (federal, checked November 12, 2026)
- NAVSEA: PSNS & IMF (federal, checked November 12, 2026)
- Wikipedia: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (reference, checked November 12, 2026)
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