Nshumaker naval ammunition depot history books

Media in category naval ammunition depot the following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total. Navy from 1944 until 1957 for the manufacture, testing, storage, distribution, disassembly, reworking, and destruction of ammunition, bombs, and explosives, principally rockets. The naval ammunition depot museum at bear cove park was founded and curated by. Includes large street view if available, satellite and street map, current traffic conditions, and directions. Shumaker naval ammunition depot historical, arkansas area map, satellite view, local search, photos, videos, traffic, bike trails, weather and street views where available. Army ammunition plant was built as one of the new military installations needed when the united states became involved in world war ii. Hastings, nebraska site of wwii naval ammunition depot. Sau tech facilities receive historic site designations. The hingham naval ammunition depot annex, sometimes called the cohasset annex or. Map of the area around shumaker naval ammunition depot historical, ar. The shumaker naval ammunition depot nad laundry building is a wellpreserved example of a ammunition depot laundry building originally designed for the shumaker ammunition depot at the end of world war ii, but not built until the beginning of the cold war.

The shumaker naval ammunition depot was a munitions manufacturing facility of the united states navy located in calhoun and ouachita counties in southern arkansas. Dig into the underbrush and you might find a corroded metal cylinder, the remains of an artillery shell from the years a naval ammunition depot sprawled over the site. Hastings naval ammunition depot, nebraska wikipedia. Pictured is the shumaker naval ammunition depot, still used for the administration of sau tech. Shumaker naval ammunition depot historical in calhoun. An ammunition ship explodes while being loaded in port chicago, california, killing 332 people on this day in 1944. The naval ammunition depot hastings nad hastings near hastings, nebraska was the largest united states world war ii naval munitions plant operating from 1942 to 1946 and produced over 40% of the u. The primary coordinates for shumaker naval ammunition depot historical places it within the ar 71720 zip code delivery area. Us navy aerial photo of hingham naval ammunition depot circa 1942 colorized by steve gill 2015. A historic sketch of the naval ammunition depot at hastings, nebraska. Naval ammunition depot the encyclopedia of oklahoma. The navy department felt it fitting that the new installation be named in honor of this officer and the shumaker naval ammunition depot, camden, arkansas, became official.

It operated from 1945 until 1957, producing sidewinder missiles and other weapons. Naval ammunition depot, known locally as the nad, was the largest of the navys world war ii inland munitions depots, occupying almost 49,000. An ammunition ship explodes in the port chicago disaster. Port chicago, about 30 miles north of san francisco, was developed into a munitions facility when the naval ammunition depot at mare island, california, could. A modest museum bears testimony to key ammo depot during. The united states world war ii military campaign in the pacific was in full. Captain shumaker was born in huntington, pennsylvania, on october 17, 1894, and died at sea aboard the uss new orleans, on may 26, 1944. The shumaker naval ammunition depot nad is located several miles northeast of camden, arkansas in the counties of calhoun and ouachita, arkansas. World war ii ordnance plants encyclopedia of arkansas.

An ammunition ship explodes in the port chicago disaster history. Hastings is full of fascinating history, and the community played a huge role in support of the united states navy during world war ii. The other two were subsequently located at shumaker, arkansas. Naval ammunition depot was publish last december, stands in front of a mural depicting part of the blaine naval ammunition depot located inside. The mcalester naval ammunition depot now the mcalester army ammunition plant mcaap was born in the dark days of world war ii. Pictured is the shumaker naval ammunition depot administration building when it was built. Us naval ammunition depot oklahoma historical society.