A place called Portobello,Alaska …
It would have to be big enough to hold several aircraft carriers including fleet escorts, supply ships and of course submarines.
I know of no single port that big in Alaska
Perhaps Portobella is just a code name instead of a real port in Alaska.
I can’t find it on the map and if it is true … Why would the US Navy do such a thing?
Would Norfolk, Virginia be next with a move to Nova Scotia?
Is this a wise move?
Would San Diego then be removed from anyone’s target list?
It’s not even a rumor. It’s the deranged ramblings of someone with access to very potent drugs.
Grey
June 5, 2013, 3:48pm
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You know, they say there are no dumb questions. Anecdotal evidence suggests otherwise.
There are no plans to move the 8th largest US city.
I think the OP is talking about shutting down the naval base in San Diego and replacing it with a base in Alaska, while leaving the city itself where it is. Which is moderately more sane than what he’s actually saying, though still probably crazy.
I’ve heard of a plan to swap Pittsburgh and Harrisburg.
Grey
June 5, 2013, 4:13pm
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Chronos:
I think the OP is talking about shutting down the naval base in San Diego and replacing it with a base in Alaska, while leaving the city itself where it is. Which is moderately more sane than what he’s actually saying, though still probably crazy.
Well who wouldn’t want to swap a infrastructure rich, warm water port for Anchorage?
Because it’s closer to everything?
Chronos:
I think the OP is talking about shutting down the naval base in San Diego and replacing it with a base in Alaska, while leaving the city itself where it is. Which is moderately more sane than what he’s actually saying, though still probably crazy.
That’s the rumor I heard … plus the rumor of Navy dependants being moved to Hawaii.
I shouldn’t have added Norfolk, Naval base to the rumor though …
Sounds like one of those crazy rumors that originates, propagates, and is mainly believed by E-2s in A-school.
Edit: As far as moving the largest naval base in the world…Norfolking way that’d happen.
yabob
June 5, 2013, 4:21pm
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Such rumors sprout like mushrooms …
No … that’s just what they’ll be expecting us to do!
This. I haven’t even found this “rumor” on some of the nuttier web sites, (or any web sites, actually).
The Navy is never going to move a major base (with a huge repair station) from a location with 365 day/year warm weather to a location where they would have to fight winter from four to six months a year.
I suppose that there might be an occasion when a new small base would be opened and units from the larger base would be transferred there. There is no way the entire base is moving.
These rumors are completely false. What is true is that they are going to move the naval base from Norfolk to New Haven, so that it’s closer to Skull and Bones.
Since the question has been answered, and there seems to be no actual basis for it in the first place, I’m going to close this.
If a credible cite can be found for this, a new thread can be opened.
Colibri
Colibri:
Since the question has been answered, and there seems to be no actual basis for it in the first place, I’m going to close this.
If a credible cite can be found for this, a new thread can be opened.
Colibri
After correspondence with the OP, I’m reopening this and moving it to IMHO.
Morbo
June 5, 2013, 6:14pm
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Did you hear this from Anthony Crispino?
Turek
June 5, 2013, 6:20pm
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Mind blown. Or at least boggled.
What could Mr. Quatro have possibly said to warrant such a re-opening? Does he have pictures, Colibri ?
