America (CV 66) - Naval Cruise Book

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The work of the shipyard continues through the night. The Navy was slow to rebuild after the Civil War. Congress began rebuilding the navy in 1883, but it was not until 1892 that the Norfolk Naval Yard became involved in new construction. During that year it launched the first two ships of the modern navy - protected cruiser Raleigh and the battleship Texas, the United States' first all- steam vessels. Interest in the Norfolk Naval Yard was heightened the next year by the arrival at Hampton Roads of approximately thirty American and foreign naval ships commem- orating the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christo- pher Columbus. Vessels participat- ing were from Spain, Great Britain, Brazil, Germany, Russia, Italy, France, and Holland. Serenity. Fleet repair - an ongoing job l li The workhorse of any port - the tugboat,

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