U.S. Navy Navy Seaplane Hangar
Old Seaplane Hangar
Building #01
The building to the
right of the seaplane hangar that looks like a garage with a black roofis
a boat house. It housed the base crash boat through the time
I was there and after. The lower base facility except for the crash
boat and fuel dock was converted to recreational activities. A large
marina was maintained for base personnel with rental boats and docking
for base members private fract. When we (VS 733) were deactivated
I and the ASW officer took our 24 aircrewmen out for a day of water sports
and skiing using a huge pontoon and ski boat and using Sugar Island as
our base of operation. Some day I'll tell you how I nearly drowned.
-- Hal Neubauer
Location: Lower base
Foundation: Wood piles, concrete
Super-str. Steel, sheet iron
Roof: Asphalt prep. with tar
Length: 140 feet
Width: 110 feet
Height: 21 feet
Stories: Two
Floor space: 15,400 sq. feet
Cubic space: 332,400 cu. feet
Floor: Lower deck- concrete, upper deck-wood
Partitions: Wood-steel-link fence
Year built: 1928
Year demolished: The building was destroyed by a fire December 1968
Demolition Company:
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Revised: January 28, 2010
