Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | |
Location | N shore of Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, WA |
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Coordinates | 47°33′31″N 122°38′39″W / 47.5585°N 122.6442°W |
Architect | US Navy |
NRHP reference No. | 92001883 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | 27 August 1992[1] |
Designated NHLD | 27 August 1992[2] |
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility | |
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Puget Sound, Washington | |
Type | Shipyard |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Navy |
Site history | |
Built | 1891 |
In use | 1891–present |
Garrison information | |
Current commander | CAPT JD Crinklaw (2023 - present) |
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, officially Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), is a United States Navy shipyard covering 179 acres (0.7 km2) on Puget Sound at Bremerton, Washington in uninterrupted use since its establishment in 1891; it has also been known as Navy Yard Puget Sound, Bremerton Navy Yard, and the Bremerton Naval Complex.
It is bordered on the south by Sinclair Inlet, on the west by the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap, and on the north and east by the city of Bremerton, Washington. It is the Pacific Northwest's largest naval shore facility and one of Washington state's largest industrial installations. PSNS & IMF provides the Navy with maintenance, modernization, and technical and logistics support, and employs 14,000 people.[3]