Collier's New Encyclopedia — Navy Yards and Naval Stations… (1921)
“ At Newport is the Torpedo Station, where Torpedoes are manufactured and tested and new developments tried out. The station at New London is a base and training school for submarines and that at Pensacola a base and training school for aviation. Ship-building is carried on on a large scale at Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Norfolk, and Mare Island, and on a small scale at Portsmouth, N. H. Elaborate and well-equipped establishments for the training of recruits are maintained at Newport, Lake Forrest, (Great Lakes Training Station) , and San Francisco. ”
