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  2. Waterside (Norfolk, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Waterside (Norfolk, Virginia) Coordinates: 36°50′40″N 76°17′29″W. The Waterside, viewed from the Waterside Drive pedestrian bridge. The Waterside, is a festival marketplace on the Elizabeth River in downtown Norfolk, Virginia, opened June 1, 1983. While the Waterside Annex was demolished May 16, 2016, the main portion was renovated ...

  3. Fireboats in Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    In 1924 Norfolk, Virginia commissioned the first of a number of fireboats in Norfolk, Virginia. [1] She was a former US Navy vessel, USS Gen. Harvey H. Brown, re-christened Vulcan. Vulcan was a steam-powered vessel, requiring a crew of 18. She could project 6,000 US gallons (23,000 L) per minute.

  4. Category:Ships built in Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    NOAAS McArthur. USS Northampton (SP-670) Ocean Star (schooner) Old Noll (1743 ship) SS Pan-Pennsylvania. USS Richmond (1798) USC&GS Scandinavia. USS Scandinavia. USS Seven.

  5. Little Creek-Cape Charles Ferry - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Department of Transportation automobile-ferry service from Old Point Comfort across Hampton Roads to Willoughby Spit was replaced on November 1, 1957 by the new Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, which followed the Norfolk-Portsmouth Bridge-Tunnel (1952), and was the second bridge-tunnel in Virginia. This stimulated interest in the feasibility of a similar crossing at the mouth of the ...

  6. Norfolk Naval Shipyard - Wikipedia

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    Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling and repairing the Navy's ships. It is the oldest and largest industrial facility that belongs to the U.S. Navy as well as the most comprehensive.

  7. Norfolk wherry - Wikipedia

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    Norfolk wherry. Trading wherry Albion near Ludham. Hathor on the River Bure near Horning. The Norfolk wherry is a type of sailing boat used on The Broads in Norfolk and Suffolk, England. Three main types were developed over its life, all featuring the distinctive gaff rig with a single, high-peaked sail and the mast stepped well forward.

  8. Norfolk (1798 sloop) - Wikipedia

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    In 1798-99 Norfolk was used by Flinders and Bass to circumnavigate Tasmania – proving the existence of Bass Strait. Flinders also took Norfolk north to chart Cook's Morton's Bay (now Moreton Bay) and Hervey's Bay . Norfolk was then used to supply produce from the Windsor Area to Port Jackson, until 1800 when convicts seized her at the mouth ...

  9. Virginia-class submarine - Wikipedia

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    Virginia. -class submarine. Only limited by food and maintenance requirements. The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine ...