Former Naval Air Station South Weymouth - United States Navy
Located 12 miles south of Boston, the Naval Air Station South Weymouth was originally conceived as the Navy’s northeastern most lighter-than-air station. The Naval Expansion Act of 1940...
Naval Air Station South Weymouth - Wikipedia
Naval Air Station South Weymouth was an operational United States Navy airfield from 1942 to 1997 in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. It was first established as a regular Navy blimp base during World War II.
Reimagine the Base – Reimagine the Base
The South Weymouth Naval Air Station was established during World War II as a base for a squadron of blimps that patrolled the Atlantic coast in search of enemy submarines. Until its closing in 1997, the base played an important role in the advancement of naval air technology.
Royal Navy Dockyard - Wikipedia
Royal Navy Dockyards (more usually termed Royal Dockyards) were state-owned harbour facilities where ships of the Royal Navy were built, based, repaired and refitted. Until the mid-19th century the Royal Dockyards were the largest industrial complexes in Britain. [1]
History of NAS South Weymouth - The Historical Marker Database
May 26, 2013 · Naval Air Station South Weymouth was a U.S. Navy installation from 1942 to 1997. It was established as a blimp base during the Second World War. Later, during the post-war era, NAS South Weymouth hosted a changing variety of regular Navy, Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve units.
Naval Air Station South Weymouth | weymouthma
The Naval Air Station (NAS) South Weymouth was an operational U.S. Navy airfield from 1942 to 1997. It was originally conceived as the Navy's northeastern most "light-than-air" blimp station during World War II.
A South Weymouth Naval Air Station redevelopment plan is back …
Mar 24, 2023 · At a mid-March planning meeting, Brookfield Properties and New England Development — jointly operating as the master developer of the South Weymouth Naval Air Station project — presented an...
Naval Air Base – Weymouth Historical Society
The land surrounding the site is suburban, with a mixture of residential, industrial, and commercial uses. After acquiring the site in 1941, the U.S. Navy used it as a Lighter than Air facility for dirigible aircraft used to patrol the North Atlantic during World War II.
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Weymouth MA
U.S. Naval Air Station South Weymouth, Mass., which is home base for over 2000 New England "Weekend Warrior" Reservists, began as a Naval Air Facility (NAF) blimp base in March, 1942.
Historical Timeline | weymouthma - Weymouth, Massachusetts
Captain Charles Rosendahl, chief of the Navy's lighter-than-air (LTA) program, selects South Weymouth as the location for a blimp base to patrol the sea-lanes to Boston Harbor. The Navy purchases 335 acres for $25,000 and construction begins at the cost of $6 million.