Located in the Los Angeles area, the port had 600-700 acres of anchorage space, and was also home to the Pacific Torpedo Flotilla.
The US Battle Force made its home in San Pedro, California. The newest battleships, then the pride of the US Navy, were assigned to the US Battle Force in the Pacific and older ships were transitioned to the Scouting Force in the Atlantic. That same year, in response to increased Japanese naval construction and tension between Japan and the United States in the Far East, the US Navy underwent a fleet reorganization. Work eventually began on improving the facilities at Pearl Harbor on O’ahu, but it was not until 1919 that Naval Station Pearl Harbor was a functioning base. Hawaii, then a US territory, was quickly considered a vital location for a US naval base from which to protect American interests in the Pacific. The end of the Russo-Japanese War signaled a new era for the role of Hawaii in US naval strategy and military preparedness. Image courtesy of the US Naval History and Heritage Command. Richardson, while serving as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, 1938.
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