Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Established in 1891, this Naval Station was designated Navy Yard Puget Sound in 1901. During WWI, the Navy Yard built ships as well as roughly 1,700 small boats. In WWII, the shipyard’s main effort was to repair the battle damage caused to the U.S. fleet and its allies. Once WWII was over, Navy Yard Puget Sound was designated Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. It worked on modernizing carriers. During the Korean War, the shipyard was engaged in the activation of ships. By the late 1950s, it began new construction with the building of a new class of guided missile frigates. By 1992, the shipyard was designated a National Historic Landmark.
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
UC-61
Over 100 years ago, a German crew on a submarine during WWI mistakenly ran aground in France. As a result, the 26 Germans surrendered and abandoned the submarine, which sank by the 1930s. However, recently, shifting sands are slowly revealing the submarine, officially known as UC-61. According to the BBC, it’s now turning into a tourist attraction. Since December 2018, two sections of the submarine have been visible at low tide on a beach in Wissant, a city near Calais.
UC 61
