Atlantic Reserve Fleet

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The Atlantic Reserve Fleet was a post–World War II U.S. Navy "mothball" fleet organization responsible for storing and maintaining inactive naval vessels at several anchorages along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy fleet organization
associatedWithConflict Cold War
World War II
country United States of America
fleetType mothball fleet
reserve fleet
hasAnchorageType anchorage
hasGeographicScope Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
hasRole maintenance of inactive naval vessels
mothball fleet management
storage of inactive naval vessels
industry military maritime logistics
isSubsetOf United States Navy reserve fleet system
locatedOnCoast United States East Coast
United States Gulf Coast
maintainedStatusOfShips inactive
operatedBy United States Navy
operationalPeriod post–World War II era
partOf United States Navy reserve fleets
purpose to retain naval vessels for possible future reactivation
regionServed Atlantic theater of operations
linked to: Atlantic Theater
relatedTo National Defense Reserve Fleet
Pacific Reserve Fleet
serviceBranch United States Navy
shipConditionMaintained inactive but preservable
shipConditionMaintained reduced operating status
usedFor long-term lay-up of surplus warships
preservation of naval mobilization reserve

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James River Reserve Fleet subdivisionOf Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Charleston Navy Yard partOf United States Atlantic Fleet support infrastructure
linked to: Atlantic Reserve Fleet