Pacific Reserve Fleet, Alameda was a part of the United States Navy reserve fleets, also called a mothball fleet, that was used to store the many surplus ships after World War II. The Pacific Reserve Fleet, Alameda was part of the former Naval Air Station Alameda in Alameda, California, in the San Francisco Bay. Some ships in the fleet were reactivated for the Korean War and Vietnam War.Ready Reserve Force (RRF)youtube.com, The Mothball Fleetyoutube.com The USN Mothball Fleet - Storing up for a rainy day
The site today is the USS Hornet Museum, home of the that opened in 1998 and, from 1976, home of the Ready Reserve Fleet, of the Ready Reserve Force, managed by United States Maritime Administration (MARAD).recordnet.com USS Hornet MuseumFarewell, MARAD?, August 20, 2020, Sun Staff Reportsusni.org, U.S. Sealift Fleet—Rusty Tin Cans, By K. Denise Rucker Krepp, February 202
Stored ships Currently stored ships: GTS Adm Wm M. Callaghan (T-AKR-1001) MV Cape Orlando (T-AKR-2044) SS Gem State (T-ACS-2) SS Keystone State (T-ACS-1)
Past ships: SS Algol (T-AKR-287) SS Capella (T-AKR-293) MV Cape Orlando (T-AKR-2044) SS Grand Canyon State (T-ACS-3)
See also List of Ready Reserve Force ships U.S. Navy museums (and other aircraft-carrier museums) List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy List of maritime museums in the United States
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External links
Official page USS Hornet Museum and Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation