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Consolidating Navy Yards Faces Political Battle
The U S Navy seeks to fold several yards into fewer sites to cut costs, shifting repairs to southern and new facilities while opposing communities resist. Officials cite strategic needs and compare United States yards to Britain Germany and France, highlighting Puget Sound and Mare Island limits and plans for Guantanamo Bay and Narragansett Bay as future centers.
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U. S. Navy
Congress
Uncle Sam
Congress of the United States
New Orleans
Pensacola
Florida
San Juan
Port Royal
New London
Sacketts Harbor
Culebra
Cavite
Navy Yard
Navy Department
Navy Yards
Secretary of the Navy
United States
Great Britain
John Bull
Germany
France
Gulf of Mexico
Sam
Puget Sound
Mare Island
San Francisco
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
New York
Boston
Portsmouth
N. H
Kittery Point
Maine
Narragansett Bay
N Gansett Bay
North Atlantic
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Panama Canal
Pearl Harbor
Pacific