Tongue Point Naval Air Station
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Tongue Point Naval Air Station is a former United States Navy
air station located in Astoria, Oregon
In 1919, the United States Congress
approved the construction of a submarine and destroyer base on Tongue Point, a peninsula jutting into the Columbia River
. Ground Breaking took place in 1939 but there were a lot of delays until real construction began in 1943. After World War I
, with the military downsizing, the base was never used. It was reused during World War II
but it was closed at the end of the war and converted into a Ready Reserve site. In 1962, the Navy transferred the base to the General Services Administration.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
air station located in Astoria, Oregon
Astoria, Oregon
Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. His American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1811...
In 1919, the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
approved the construction of a submarine and destroyer base on Tongue Point, a peninsula jutting into the Columbia River
Columbia River
The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
. Ground Breaking took place in 1939 but there were a lot of delays until real construction began in 1943. After World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, with the military downsizing, the base was never used. It was reused during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
but it was closed at the end of the war and converted into a Ready Reserve site. In 1962, the Navy transferred the base to the General Services Administration.
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