Fort Baker Marine Repair Shop

USA / California / Sausalito /
 Second World War 1939-1945, military, fortification, boat repair service
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"Horseshoe Cove continued to be a haven for repairing boats. In 1942, just months after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, many commercial fishing boats were appropriated by the army to join the expanding mine flotilla. The army established the Fort Baker Marine Repair Shop to provide repairs for all boats but the largest mineplanters and the Marine Repair shop earned a great reputation as a well-run and efficient outfit. By 1943, the boatyard had three marine launchways; the one that survives today has a 6-ton capacity. In order to protect the new docks and launchways from the strong Golden Gate currents, the army built large breakwaters at the edges of the cove."
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Coordinates:   37°50'1"N   122°28'28"W
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