MARE ISLAND NAVAL SHIPYARD CENTENNIAL FILM 1954 VALLEJO CALIFORNIA U.S. NAVY 91294

This b&w 1954 film directed by Tom Mullahey and Doug Elleson celebrates the centennial anniversary of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY), tracing its history through two world wars. The base, located in Vallejo, CA closed in 1996. (TRT 24:53). Explosions in darkness. Silhouettes of bodies, tanks (0:09). Naval combat montage. The main mast of a sinking ship (0:57). Signal flags. A fleet of destroyers (1:23). The seal of the “Mare Island Navy Yard” (1:43). A bird’s-eye view of the shipyard; the Mare Island Strait and the city of Vallejo (1:48). A Greek style structure, with doric columns, a raking cornice and pediment; a lookout tower (2:02). Still photo of Commander David Farragut (2:13). An illustration of MINSY circa 1855 depicts steam boats and sailing vessels, an early drydock (2:17). Still photographs: The USS St. Mary’s, commissioned 1844. The USS Saginaw, a sidewheel sloop-of-war circa 1862 (2:22). A labeled photograph: The Capitol, commandant’s headquarters, sectional docks, Georgia St., a Cath