The 58-acre Morehead Naval Section Base was purchased by the Navy in 1941 for $15,000 on Bogue Sound, just west of Morehead City. Construction began November 14 and consisted of a two-story, multi-winged building housing the administrative offices, mess hall and barracks. Other buildings held additional barracks, machine and repair shops, a medical facility and heating plat.
In a remote area north of this, eight concrete magazines for ammunition, depth charges and explosives were constructed. A pier with two extensions could dock eight patrol vessels and subchasers. Total price for the base was more than a million dollars and it was located about five miles from the entrance to Beaufort Inlet and the Atlantic Ocean.
Stuff You Usually Don't Read About In the War. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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