Gulfport Battalion Center Mississippi
The Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport is a US Navy installation located in Gulfport, Mississippi.
The installation was originally established on the second of June, 1942 as an Advanced Base Depot to serve as a home port for US Navy Construction Battalions who were about to be deployed to the Pacific Theatre and the battlefields of Europe during the Second World War. In March 1944, the installation was established as a US Naval Training Center. The installation was only designated with its current name, organization, and mission on 1952.
Today, Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport is home to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalions One, Seven, Seventy-Four, and One Hundred Thirty-Three. The center also houses the 20th Naval Construction Regiment, and the Naval Construction Training Center.
Location: 30.4063, -89.0727
Phone: (228) 871-2555
DSN: 868-2555August 2, 2011
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