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Oakland Naval Supply Center, Maritime Street at Seventh Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

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Oakland Naval Supply Center, Maritime Street at Seventh Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

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Summary

Significance: The Oakland Naval Supply center possesses significance as one of the primary supply center for operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II. During the period 194-1950, the supply center was one of two provisions depots for the entire west coast. Timely deliveries to the Pacific fleet were essential to the war effort. One of the major military operations of the century, World War II could not have been a success for the Allied Powers without the outstanding efforts by the Naval Supply Centers across the country.
Survey number: HABS CA-2614
Building/structure dates: 1940- 1945 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1945 Subsequent Work

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Date

1933 - 1940
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Maul, David, transmitter
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Location

West Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)37.80554, -122.29603
Google Map of 37.805542, -122.2960263
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Library of Congress
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