Hastings naval ammunition depot, nebraska wikipedia. The fallbrook site has been owned and operated by the government since 1942 when it. East camden is the only city in arkansas that was constructed by the u. Discover the best naval military history in best sellers. History the land for the annex was bought by the u. The shumaker naval ammunition depot nad administration building is a wellpreserved example of a naval ammunition depot founded at the heart of world war ii, and that continued to thrive during tough geopolitical times following world war ii, right through to 1961, the nomination says. Navy from 1944 until 1957 for the manufacture, testing, storage. Naval base, pearl harbor, naval ammunition depot west. Vintage books on cd civil war history cannon ammunition guns rifles naval artillery prison books cd included on this cd 1civil war naval historyover 800 pages 2civil war explosive ordnance 3.
The shumaker naval ammunition depot nad laundry building is a wellpreserved example of a ammunition depot laundry building originally designed for the shumaker ammunition depot at the end of world war ii, but not built until the beginning of the cold war. A historic sketch of the naval ammunition depot at hastings, nebraska. The ouachita river valley of southern arkansas has been inhabited for centuries. After his retirement harper managed local teams and organized baseball schools in which he and other coaches mentored young ballplayers. George harper society for american baseball research.
The war secretary went over the army reservation adjoining the naval ammunition depot and upon his return said that there had been no explosion in the army reservation so far and that he believed the danger from flying shells was about over, so far as concerned their setting off. A remnant of the shumaker naval ammunition depot, east camden is now recognized largely as the home of the highland industrial park. He was preceded in death in 2004, by his wife of 60 years, clyde marie williams bird. Complete civil war almanac 5civil war posters over 400 pages. The former shumaker naval ammunition depot nad, consisting of 68,417. The depot covered 49,000 acres and employed over 10,000 with 207 miles of railroad tracks, 274 miles of roads and 2,200 buildings. Navy from 1944 until 1957 for the manufacture, testing, storage, distribution, disassembly, reworking, and destruction of ammunition, bombs, and explosives, principally rockets.
Naval ammunition depot korean war, news release, undated. The essex, which was the first american warship to visit the pacific, is shown, with her prizes, in this old print, published in london in 1823. Shumaker naval ammunition depot nad during world war ii, arkansas was home to six ordnance plants. Naval ordnance test station nots, china lake, california. Also covered in the second volume are the ordnance plants at shumaker. He celebrated his 53rd birthday by playing for the team, one inning at each position, in a game against the. The area south of the firing line contained the housing, storage, and maintenance facilities. Shumaker naval ammunition depot historical is a historical feature military in calhoun county. Shumaker naval ammunition depot historical in calhoun. The shumaker naval ammunition depot was a munitions manufacturing facility of the united states navy located in calhoun and ouachita counties in southern. East of the seabee base, toward livermore, camp shoemaker housed a naval hospital and naval training and personnel distribution center.
The shumaker naval ammunition depot was a munitions manufacturing facility of the united states navy located in calhoun and ouachita counties in southern arkansas. Captain shumaker was born in huntington, pennsylvania, on october 17, 1894, and died at sea aboard the uss new orleans. Although it proved successful in testing and was ordered into largescale production, the arrival of the guided missile as a practical and reliable weapon resulted in the cancellation of the gimlet rocket in 1957. Map of the area around shumaker naval ammunition depot historical, ar. Civil war gunnery in 1858rifles,cannon,and sporting arms 4. Its mission was to facilitate the movement of ordnance from stateside production and storage facilities to the navy and army forces, then in the european. Definitions and information about naval guns navweaps. The hingham naval ammunition depot, is a former united states navy ammunition depot located in hingham, massachusetts. It is part of the camden micropolitan statistical area.
Hingham naval ammunition depot annex photos then and now. Fort chaffee, pine bluff arsenal, blytheville air force base and former shumaker naval ammunition depot. Exploring the naval ammunition depot of hastings, nebraska. Naval ammunition depot, known locally as the nad, was the largest of the navys world war ii inland munitions depots, occupying almost 49,000 acres of adams and clay county farmland. Before 1944, the area was strictly rural and used for farming purposes. Earle continued to develop after world war ii, keeping pace with the changing needs of the navy. Gimlet was an unguided airtoair and airtosurface rocket developed by the united states navy during the early 1950s. The shumaker naval ammunition depot nad is located several miles northeast of camden, arkansas in the counties of calhoun and ouachita, arkansas. Shumaker naval ammunition depot historical, arkansas. East camden was originally called billkitts rental housing and began as a planned community created to support the nearby shumaker naval ammunition depot as he did for the rest of the facility, the depots chief maintenance.
Historic american buildings survey, creator, and owner u. Wartime history of the naval ammunition depot july 1947 to may 1958. Triphammer pond conservation area acquired by the town. A short list of naval of nautical books fiction and nonfiction score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it. The hingham naval ammunition depot annex was located nearby, and served as a storage area for the depot. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The proposed naval ammunition depot was named after one of the foremost advocates of the new solid fuel rocket, captain samuel robert shumaker. Total numberof packs cycled to date cycling failed silverzinci0ce. Ballistic cap often called a windshield, this is a covering on the nose of a projectile which is intended to provide a more streamlined shape for better aerodynamic ballistic characteristics ballistic coefficient measure of the ability of a projectile to overcome air resistance. While the middle of the country was inconvenient for the navy, it was even more inconvenient for our enemies. Funded in part by the army, nad earle was commissioned in 1943 as the only major ordnance transshipment depot on the east coast. The former naval ammunition depot nad is one of nebraskas four major former ammunition plants. His main focus is on documenting arkansas current and former military installation including. It operated from 1945 until 1957, producing sidewinder missiles and other weapons.
Shumaker naval ammunition depot historical, ar latitude. Us naval supply depot, oakland, california as of 31 december 1944 1 vol. A remnant of the shumaker naval ammunition depot, east camden is now. Dig into the underbrush and you might find a corroded metal cylinder, the remains of an artillery shell from the years a naval ammunition depot sprawled over the site. Navy in 1941, from local landowners, to expand the nearby hingham naval ammunition depot, in hingham. Part of the original site now houses southern arkansas university tech.
The naval ammunition depot hastings nad hastings near hastings, nebraska was the largest united states world war ii naval munitions plant operating from 1942 to 1946 and produced over 40% of the u. Within the production category came the overhaul activities already referred to and all the other operations involved in loading projectiles, mines, and bombs with explosive, the packaging of smokeless powder, and the assembly of the component parts into unfused. Navys first advance base madisonville in massachusetts bay in the marquesas islands, some 800 miles northeast of borabora, was established by commodore david porter to repair the frigate essex after its historic voyage around the horn in 18. Includes large street view if available, satellite and street map, current traffic conditions, and directions. It is located on highways 274 and 278, several miles from camden ouachita county.
Civil war history cannon ammunition guns rifles naval. Camden, lloyd smith, naval ammunition depot, october 30, 1958 smith checks the mechanism of a time clock at the naval ammunition depot at shumaker by ernie deane visual civil defense, bunkers at old navy ordnance depot, camden, ark. Many are reproduced in the book historical ouachita county. Old colony rr line discontinues service to hingham. East camden ouachita county encyclopedia of arkansas. In fact out in the midlands the navy built its largest ammunition depot, where.
Miscellaneous historical captions on facilities history nineteen views of stationdepot, mostly early years. Two categories of activities were carried on at these ammunition depots. Hawaii honolulu honolulu county pearl city pearl harbor, 1933. It was the only naval ammunition depot to work exclusively on the loading, assembly and storage of ordnance rockets. Its construction began in july 1942 on 49,000 acres 200 km 2 and was completed in early 1943 with over 2,000 buildings, bunkers, and various other types of structures. World war ii ordnance plants encyclopedia of arkansas. In 2002, the little rock air force base historical foundation, inc. United states navy shore activities during world war ii.
The depot was the main ammunition supplier for naval forces of the u. From 1903 until 1961, the hingham naval ammunition depot originally called the hingham naval reserve was a major supplier of u. Hastings, nebraska site of wwii naval ammunition depot. Seventeen seamen and gunnersmates of the hingham naval ammunition depot lose their lives when the uss yf415 sinks 14 miles off of boston harbor during a routine ammunition disposal. Army units use some 2,300 acres north of the main camp for field exercises and weapons training. Nebraskas geographic isolation was its greatest asset in this case. The fallbrook naval weapons station is located immediately adjacent to the eastern border of mcb camp pendleton. Hingham naval ammunition depot annex, hingham, massachusetts. The hingham naval ammunition depot annex, sometimes called the. A modest museum bears testimony to key ammo depot during. The naval ammunition depot, mcalestar, oklahoma, was established july 1942.
Arkansas photograph collections archive details university of. Charles bird, age 98 formerly of camden, ar passed away august 31, 2019 in temple, tx. The primary coordinates for shumaker naval ammunition depot historical places it within the ar 71720 zip code delivery area. Forty years ago, driving across the relative flat lands in the center of nebraska, it might have struck some drivers as odd to run across a large navy facility near hastings the naval ammunition depot nad, hastings. Design and development the development of the gimlet rocket.
Part xiv, a brief history of the naval ammunition depot, fort mifflin. Atlantic fleet, during world war ii, employing 2,091 civilians along with 721 naval officers and sailors and 375. East camden is a city in ouachita county, arkansas, united states. Guide to united states naval administrative histories of world war ii. Ballistic coefficient bc sd f, where sd is the sectional density of the projectile and f is a form.