Norfolk, VA - Homecoming

[James1978]

Originally Posted by Adm.Lee

This sounds a lot more likely/workable to me. "This fleet is heading to Norfolk" might really mean, "well, close to that, anyway."

That was my thought. Norfolk is a location that more people are likely to be familiar with than say the Virginia Peninsula. Substitute "Hampton Roads area" for Norfolk, and you really expand the possible geography. Newport News Shipbuilding seems like as good a place to come ashore as anywhere. I'd say there is a good chance that there is a damaged carrier in one of the drydocks, and possibly the remains of one that was under construction. Add damaged ships right near you with a view of wrecked naval facilities on the other side of Hampton Roads, and I think we've got a grim homecoming.

If Norfolk Naval Station survived, it's certainly someplace I'd see MilGov trying to hold onto for as long as possible. But if the Virginia Peninsula came through relatively unscathed by the nukes, it seems like a better location to set up a regional base of operations since you can build a barrier at the base of the peninsula. But for me, I just think it would be cool to set up HQ at Fort Monroe.