NWS Yorktown Directory

160 Main Rd, Yorktown, VA 23691
The Weapons Station is located at the northern end of what is known as the Virginia Peninsula, bordered by the York River, Colonial National Historic Park, York County, City of Newport News and James City County. Naval Weapons Station Yorktown is one of the Navy's major East Coast ordnance facilities. The installation was first established in 1918, as the Naval Mine Depot. The Weapons Station is one of many Navy installations in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. The mission of Naval Weapons Station Yorktown is to provide responsive, quality support for ordnance logistics, technical, and related services to U.S. operating forces in support of national military strategy.