Naval Station Argentia | |||||||||||
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McAndrew Air Force Base | |||||||||||
Argentia, Newfoundland in Canada | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°18′22″N 053°59′24″W / 47.30611°N 53.99000°W | ||||||||||
Type | Military Naval Base | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Department of Defence | ||||||||||
Operator | United States Navy 1941 – 1994 | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1941 | ||||||||||
Built by | United States Navy | ||||||||||
In use | 1941 | –1994||||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||||
Garrison | Aerospace Defense Command Northeast Air Command | ||||||||||
Occupants | Royal Navy Sound Surveillance System | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: NWP | ||||||||||
Elevation | 50 ft (15 m) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Naval Station Argentia (IATA: NWP) is a former base of the United States Navy that operated from 1941 to 1994. It was established in the community of Argentia in the Dominion of Newfoundland, which later became the tenth Canadian province, Newfoundland and Labrador.