APPENDIX A

Land Acquisitions

Original Purchase

Quarters & Buildings

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Major Torpedo Programs at NUWES Through the Years

Station Land Aquisitions and some structures existing at the time (parenthesis indicate current landmark or structure)


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This 1914 map shows the property lines and purchase price of the Keyport peninsula, soon to be a torpedo station. Note, the purchase date was listed as 1913, the actual purchase took place in January 1914.

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Housing Quarters

Building	Historical Notes	Year Built
A	Pioneer home* owned by Henry Husby	1908
E		1918
F		1917
G	Pioneer home* owned by Peter Hagen	1898 est.
H		1917
I		1917
J		1921
K		1921
L		1921
O	Executive Officer's residence	1934
P		1934
Q		1934
R		1937
S	Commanding Officer's residence; replaced Quarter D, a pioneer home* owned by Anton Norum	1937
T		1942
U		1942
V		1942
124	Previously owned by Herman Boldt, longtime station employee; obtained in 1943 land acquisition.	1916
125	Previously owned by John Hallia; obtained in 1943 land acquisition.	1930
126	Previously owned by C.R. Sutherland; obtained in 1943 land acquisition.	1930
127	Previously owned by J.H. Dobson; obtained in 1943 land acquisition.	1930
128	Previously owned by Frank Holman; obtained in 1943 land acquisition.	1930
133	Previously owned by Brigadier General Hollon Richardson, Civil War hero; obtained in 1943 land acquisition.	1900 est.

*A pioneer home is one that was built and owned by one of the five original families that lived on the Keyport peninsula prior to the establishment of the torpedo station.

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Major Buildings

Bldg.	Current Name/Use	Yr. Built
001	Civilian Personnel	1915
006	Diving Locker	1917
012	Supply, Comptroller, Data Processing (original structure built in 1918)	1943
013	Small Craft Berthing (Pier #2)	1942
014	Storage (formerly radio station and quarters)	1916
015	Quality Evaluation Laboratory	1945
017	Hobby Shop (formerly stables and quarters)	1914
024	Quality Test Center	1918
033	Boat Repair Shop	1923
035	Barracks	1918
036	Boatswain Locker	1921
038	Welding/Machine Shop	1923
039	Janitorial Office	1920
040	Safety Office	1921
047	Technical Operations	1919
048	Boat Machine Shop	1922
072	Plating & Polishing Shop	1936
073	Machine Shop	1936
074	Dispensary	1934
076	Fire Station (chapel formerly located here)	1937
080	Advanced Technology Training Center (ATTC)	1941
081	Mechanical Test/Assembly Shop	1941
082	Command Headquarters, shop	1942
083	Proof, Test, & Evaluation, shop	1942
084	Heat Treat Shop	1942
085	Battery Shop	1942
093	Service Station	1943
094	Public Works Administration, Data Processing	1942
095	Public Works Field Office/Shop	1942
097	Command Conference Center (formerly BOQ)	1942
098	Advanced Undersea Weapons Shop	1943
099	Torpedo Test Facility (Pier #1)	1943
105	Quality Assurance, shop	1943
106	Engine Test Facility	1942
107	Carpenter Shop	1942
108	Propulsion Test Facility	1942
110	Paint Shop	1942
134	Photo Lab (formerly decontamination center)	1943
137	Museum	1942
144	Cable Splicing Shop	1939
170	Environmental Test	1942
180	Public Works Offices	1944
183	Auto Hobby Shop	1942
187	Compressed Air Plant	1954
198	Gymnasium	1942
205	Service Station	1961
206	Weapons Quality Engineering Center	1957
207	Prototype PATE Facility	1957
211	Pier #1	1915
212	Pier #2	1917
213	Tennis Court	1937
215	Tennis Court	1942
216	Athletic Field	1920
217	Flagpole	1919
233	Machine Shop Annex	1941
234	Heating Plant	1943
478	Shop	1965
489	Mk 46 Torpedo Shop	1968
491	Centrifuge Building	1968
508	Reproduction Facility	1966
510	Shelter (Lagoon)	1970
514	Mk 48 Torpedo Shop	1973
515	Bachelor Enlisted Quarters	1973
786	Chapel (originally quarters)	1923
811	Fire Control	1973
812	Security	1973
820	Container Repair/Test	1977
824	Public Works Maintenance Shop	1980
825	Industrial Treatment	1982
825U	Industrial Waste Treatment Plant	1982
893	Supply Shipping/Receiving	1982
894	Advanced Lightweight Torpedo Shop	1984
913	Administration Office	1918
916	Security Pass & I.D.	1985
937	Chapel Bell Tower	1985
944	Supply	1986
945	Supply	1986
950	Sonar Repair	1988
951	Mk 117 Facility 1987
1006	Hazardous & Flammable Material Storehouse	1988
Data derived from NUWES Property Records.

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Major Torpedo Programs at NUWES Through the Years

Keyport has ranged and overhauled many different kinds of torpedoes over the past 75 years. Below are the major programs. The torpedoes, designated by Mark numbers, are listed in the year they were first introduced at the Station; most were worked on in years that overlap with newer designs. Today, NUWES works on the Mk 46, Mk 48 (ADCAP), and Mk 50 Torpedoes.

1915	Whitehead Torpedo (steam powered)
1920	Mk 8 (destroyer) Mk 9 (battleship)
1931	Mk 7 (destroyer/submarine, anti-surface ship torpedo) Mk 10 (submarine, fast/short range)
1937	Mk 11 (destroyer, three-speed setting capability) Mk 12 (improved reliability)
1944	Mk 13 (designed for aircraft launching) Mk 14 (sunk 4 million tons of enemy shipping in WWII) Mk 15 (replaced Mk 11 and Mk 12) Mk 18 (target seeking, electric)
1950	Mk 21 (aircraft, passive homing version of Mk 13) Mk 23 (high speed version of Mk 14) Mk 27 (the first acoustic torpedo) Mk 34 (long range, high speed attack) Mk 35 (universal launch, deep diving, long range)
1952	Mk 32 (first active acoustic torpedo)
1955	Mk 16 (submarine, chemical torpedo)
1957	Mk 39 (trailing wire for mid-course guidance) Mk 43 (ASW use, lightweight, inexpensive)
1958	Mk 44 (powered by seawater-activated battery) Mk 45 (high speed, long range, deep depth)
1967	Mk 46 (thermal piston engine, improved capability) ASROC (Anti-Submarine, rocket-propelled missile)
1968	Mk 48 (detects and attacks ships and deep-diving subs)
1981	Mk 50 (Advanced Lightweight Torpedo)
1987	Mk 48 Advanced Capability (ADCAP)

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