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Mare Island

American  
[mair] / mɛər /

noun

  1. an island in the N part of San Francisco Bay, California.


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Seidmann was diagnosed with Parkinson’s roughly half a dozen years ago, after which he and Belinda retired, and left Los Angeles for Mare Island.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2017

John Reilly Lewis was born Sept. 15, 1944, at Mare Island, Calif., where his father was stationed as a naval officer.

From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2016

Your Morning Video: On this date in 1945, the Navy's heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis left Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California on a secret mission.

From US News • Jul. 16, 2015

It was used as a training boat at Mare Island in California, Brower said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2015

The Sea Lion lay off the United States Navy Yard, on the west of Mare Island, in the straits of the same name.

From Boy Scouts in a Submarine : or, Searching an Ocean Floor by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)

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