Montery, California, as a Naval Base Site, Statement Submitted to 66:3, .....[1920].1920 - 15 pages |
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... Harbor facilities , will go forward as soon as copies may be obtained , all of which are hereby respectfully submitted for your consideration . Yours , very truly , 25637-20 MONTEREY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE , By J. P. PRYOR , President . 3 ...
... Harbor facilities , will go forward as soon as copies may be obtained , all of which are hereby respectfully submitted for your consideration . Yours , very truly , 25637-20 MONTEREY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE , By J. P. PRYOR , President . 3 ...
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... harbor is absolutely free from rocks and shoals , and its entrance is not made dangerous by sand bars . Monterey Harbor is the only harbor on the Pacific coast that may be safely entered in time of storm stress . The entrance to the harbor ...
... harbor is absolutely free from rocks and shoals , and its entrance is not made dangerous by sand bars . Monterey Harbor is the only harbor on the Pacific coast that may be safely entered in time of storm stress . The entrance to the harbor ...
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... harbor . Any vessel may enter and depart from the port at any time in perfect safety . The one defect with Monterey's harbor as a shipping point is an occasional under- tow which interferes with vessels lying alongside , and this can be ...
... harbor . Any vessel may enter and depart from the port at any time in perfect safety . The one defect with Monterey's harbor as a shipping point is an occasional under- tow which interferes with vessels lying alongside , and this can be ...
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... harbor , and we conclude that a small enemy force of either motor cycle unit , or air planes taking flight from enemy ships , could destroy the supply of both the San Francisco Bay cities and Los Angeles of water , power , and light ...
... harbor , and we conclude that a small enemy force of either motor cycle unit , or air planes taking flight from enemy ships , could destroy the supply of both the San Francisco Bay cities and Los Angeles of water , power , and light ...
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... Harbor is but 7 ° . The average mid - winter and mid - summer , January 52 ° , July 58 ° . There is no such climate ... harbors on the Pacific coast , namely , San Diego , San Pedro , Monterey , San Francisco Bay , and Puget Sound , that ...
... Harbor is but 7 ° . The average mid - winter and mid - summer , January 52 ° , July 58 ° . There is no such climate ... harbors on the Pacific coast , namely , San Diego , San Pedro , Monterey , San Francisco Bay , and Puget Sound , that ...
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Page 34 - Said commission shall also investigate and report upon the necessity, desirability, and advisability of improving existing or establishing an additional navy yard or naval station on the Atlantic coast south of Cape Hatteras or on or near the United States coast of the Gulf of Mexico or in the Caribbean Sea of a character adequate for the proper naval defense of that portion of the country. Said report shall contain all the information of like character as directed in the preceding paragraph relating...
Page 68 - Bethlehem yard, one of the largest buildings of its kind in the United States, stands upon filled ground very similar in character to that found on the Alameda site.
Page 34 - Navy, not below the rank of commander, to investigate and report at the beginning of the next regular session of Congress, if practicable, and if not, as soon thereafter as practicable, as to the necessity, desirability, and advisability of establishing an additional navy yard or naval station on the Pacific Coast of the United States. And if such a navy yard or naval station be recommended as necessary and advisable, said report shall designate the most suitable site and the estimated cost thereof,...
Page 34 - ... as to labor and material. Said report shall also contain an estimated cost of the necessary buildings, shops, piers, sea walls, and equipment of said yard or station, together with the estimated annual cost of maintenance thereof. " Said commission shall also investigate and report upon the necessity, desirability, and advisability of improving existing or establishing an additional navy yard or naval station on the Atlantic...
Page 34 - The President is hereby authorized to appoint a commission of five officers of the Navy not below the rank of commander to investigate and report at the beginning of the next regular session of Congress if practicable, and if not, as soon thereafter as practicable, as to the necessity, desirability, and advisability of establishing an additional navy yard or naval station on the Pacific coast of the United States. And if such a navy yard or naval station be recommended as necessary and advisable,...
Page 34 - ... or near the United States coast of the Gulf of Mexico or in the Caribbean Sea of a character adequate for the proper naval defense of that portion of the country. Said report shall contain all the information of like character as directed in the preceding paragraph relating to the investigation and report as to the Pacific coast. Said commission shall also investigate^ and report as to the necessity, desirability, and advisability of establishing submarine and aviation bases on the Atlantic,...
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