Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Oakland

The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Oakland was a supply facility operated by the U.S. Navy in Oakland, California. During World War II, it was a major source of supplies and war materials for ships operating in the Pacific.

USMC tanks are loaded on a barge at the NSC Oakland, 1950.

The Depot had its origin in 1940 when the Navy bought 500 acres (2.0 km2) of wetlands from the city of Oakland for $1.00. The Navy reclaimed the land and populated it with large warehouses. It opened on December 15, 1941, and quickly began a decades-long expansion. In the late 1940s it was renamed Naval Supply Center, Oakland; later it was renamed Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Oakland. During the Cold War, it was one of the Navy's most important supply facilities.[1]

The 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended that the Center be closed.[2] It was closed in 1998, and in 1999, the Navy transferred the entire 531-acre (2.15 km2) property to the Port of Oakland. The new owner plans to develop it for intermodal freight transport involving a marine terminal, railroad, and truck cargo activities. The site is environmentally contaminated due to past activities.

A portion of the supply depot was developed into Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in 2003. Buildings were removed and environmental restoration created new wetlands for wildlife.[3]

References
  1. Naval Supply Center, Oakland, California State Military Museum
  2. Sorenson, David S. (1998). Shutting Down the Cold War: The Politics of Military Base Closure (1. ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0312210906.
  3. Middle Harbor Shoreline Park profile, EBRPD.

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