National Museum of the U.S. Navy

Invergordon

The larger of the two U.S. Navy Mine Bases, Invergordon, Base #17, was located in the Scottish Highlands and north to Inverness.  The proximity of the location was beneficial to mining the North Sea.  

Image:  NH 124012:   Camouflaged Assembly Sheds at Invergordon, Scotland, 1918.   U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.