Bureau of Yards and Docks
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- Jun 11, 1894The Granite That Built a Naval PowerhouseA Seattle contractor bypasses local stone to import Canadian granite for the massive new Port Orchard dry dock, sparks a cross-border trade friction.Port Orchard, WA
- Mar 14, 1895The Navy's Giant Dry Dock Needed One More AppropriationA $200,000 federal appropriation rescued the Port Orchard dry dock from a year's delay, a rare bit of good news for Puget Sound's naval future.Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA
- Apr 21, 1895The Dry Dock That Would Make Puget Sound a Naval PowerSenator Watson Squire tells the U.S. Senate that the Port Orchard dry dock is the largest in America and the cheapest in the world—and that the Northwest's future depends on finishing it now.Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA