Naval Weapons Station Yorktown

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Naval_Weapons_Station_Yorktown
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf United States Navy installation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:NWS_Yorktown
gptkbp:area over 10,000 acres
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:established 1918
gptkbp:function Logistics support
Ammunition storage
Ordnance loading
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:hasPierFacilities Yes
gptkbp:hasRailwayStation Yes
gptkbp:hasTenant gptkb:Explosive_Ordnance_Disposal_Detachment
gptkb:Navy_Expeditionary_Logistics_Support_Group
gptkb:Naval_Munitions_Command_Atlantic
gptkbp:historicalEvent Supported Cold War operations
Supported Operation Desert Storm
Supported World War II operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
gptkbp:location gptkb:York_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:near gptkb:Colonial_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:York_River
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Naval_Facilities_Engineering_Command
gptkbp:website https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrma/installations/nws_yorktown.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4