Naval Depot Tiburon

Naval Depot Tiburon started as a coal coaling station in 1904, but was quickly phased out when naval ships switched to diesel. At the outbreak of World War II, the Navy took over the station (then used as a school) and used the base for the manufacture and storage of nets and booms. It also provided basic training in its use. In August 1940, the station was renamed Naval Net Depot Tiburon and commissioned to construct an 7 mile-long net of 6,000 tons. This net was meant to protect the San Francisco Harbor entrance. On December 7, 1941, the net was 85% complete and the manufacturing process was accelerated. Eventually the net was laid between Sausalito to San Francisco Marina in the Bay.

In January 1943 a new training base was opened: The Floating Drydock Training Center Tiburon. Here personnel were trained in overseas ship repairs on floating dry docks. The depot was largely closed in the early 1970s.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: TracesOfWar.com
• Richard E. Osborne, World War II Sites in the United States - A Tour Guide & Directory