Washington Navy Yard

Not to be confused with Navy Yard (Washington, D.C.) or The Yards (Washington, D.C.).

Washington Navy Yard
Part of Naval Support Activity Washington
Southeast Washington, D.C. in the United States
An aerial view of Washington Navy Yard during 2021
Washington Navy Yard is located in Washington, D.C.
Washington Navy Yard
Washington Navy Yard
Washington Navy Yard is located in the District of Columbia
Washington Navy Yard
Washington Navy Yard
Washington Navy Yard is located in the United States
Washington Navy Yard
Washington Navy Yard
Coordinates38°52′24″N 76°59′49″W / 38.87333°N 76.99694°W / 38.87333; -76.99694
TypeNaval support base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Navy
Controlled byNaval District Washington
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1799 (1799)
In use1799 – present
Events
Garrison information
Current
commander		CAPTAIN Mark C. Burns
Official nameWashington Navy Yard
Designated19 June 1973
Designated11 May 1976
Reference no.73002124
Areas of significance
  • Architecture
  • Industry
  • Military
ArchitectBenjamin Latrobe et al.
Architect
Designated8 November 1964[1]

The Washington Navy Yard (WNY) is a ceremonial and administrative center for the United States Navy, located in Washington, D.C. It is the oldest shore establishment of the U.S. Navy, situated along the Anacostia River in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Southeast D.C.

Formerly operating as a shipyard and ordnance plant, the yard currently serves as home to the Chief of Naval Operations and is headquarters for the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Reactors, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Naval History and Heritage Command, Navy Installations Command, the National Museum of the United States Navy, the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, Marine Corps Institute, the United States Navy Band, and other more classified facilities.

In 1998, the yard was listed as a Superfund site due to environmental contamination.[2]

  1. ^ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). DC.GOV – Office of Planning. State Historic Preservation Office, D.C. Office of Planning. September 30, 2009. p. 171. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ U.S. EPA. "Washington Navy Yard". Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.