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  2. Charleston Naval Shipyard - Wikipedia

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    With the closure of the Naval Base and Charleston Naval Shipyard in 1996, Detyens, Inc. signed a long-term lease. With three dry docks, one floating dock, and six piers, Detyens Shipyards, Inc. is the largest commercial facility on the East Coast.

  3. USS Blakely (FF-1072) - Wikipedia

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    She was primarily stationed out of Charleston, South Carolina. Blakely was laid down on 8 June 1968 at Westwego, Louisiana by Avondale Shipyards. She was launched on 23 August 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Lila Blakely Morgan, daughter of the late Vice Admiral Blakely, and delivered to the Navy on 1 July at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. She was ...

  4. Charleston Navy Yard Officers' Quarters Historic District

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    Charleston Navy Yard Officers' Quarters Historic District is a national historic district located at the former Charleston Naval Shipyard in North Charleston, South Carolina. It encompasses 24 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object.

  5. USS Orion (AS-18) - Wikipedia

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    Orion served SUBRON 4 out of Charleston Naval Base, Pier November during the 1970s. [citation needed] On 15 October 1970, Orion's homeport changed to Charleston, South Carolina under the command of Submarine Squadron FOUR. From July 1979 through March 1980, ORION underwent overhaul in Charleston Naval Shipyard in preparation for an overseas ...

  6. USS Nicholson (DD-982) - Wikipedia

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    Nicholson departed the Charleston Naval Shipyard for sea trials, on 29 September 1995, following completion of an overhaul. Nicholson carried with it the distinction of being the last ship overhauled in the 94-year history of the shipyard as the Charleston Naval Shipyard was closing as a result of the base realignment and closure process of ...

  7. USS Wadsworth (DD-516) - Wikipedia

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    Transiting the Panama Canal soon thereafter, Wadsworth arrived at the Charleston Naval Shipyard in South Carolina two days before Christmas 1945 and reported for inactivation. Decommissioned on 18 April 1946, Wadsworth was assigned to the Charleston Group of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet .

  8. Falcon Black Hawkins Jr. - Wikipedia

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    He was a veteran student at The Citadel and concurrently worked at the Charleston Naval Shipyard where he held the position of Leadingman Electronics. He was in private practice in Charleston from 1963 to 1979.

  9. USS William H. Standley - Wikipedia

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    After entering the Charleston Naval Shipyard on 20 November 1973, William H. Standley spent the first half of 1973 in shipyard hands. Upon completion of that period of repairs and alterations, William H. Standley conducted missile firings on the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Range and trained at Guantanamo Bay for six weeks, breaking those underway ...