Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
This station was founded in 1891 and turned into the Navy Yard Puget Sound in 1901. It built ships and boats during WWI. In WWII, its main effort was to repair the damaged fleet of the U.S. and its allies. After the war, it became Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and focused on carrier modernization. It was used to activate ships during the Korean War as well. In 1992, it was named a National Historic Landmark.
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
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UC-61
More than a hundred years ago, German crew members aboard submarine went aground in France during WWI. They had to surrender and abandon the vessel, which sank during the ‘30s. The shifting sands reveal more and more of the submarine called the UC-61. It has now become a tourist attraction.
UC 61
