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3 unusual facts about Blount Island


Blount Island

In November 1990, Gate sold the 20-year old Offshore Power Systems crane for $3 million to the China State Shipbuilding Corporation and their workers dismantled it for shipment overseas.

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The United States Department of Transportation required matching funds of $1.7 million from JAXPORT.

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Blount Island Command supports three Maritime Prepositioning ship squadrons (each with multiple ships) strategically located in the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean.



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