Bainbridge Maryand Training

**Bainbridge, Maryland Training Center**, officially known as the U.S. Naval Training Center Bainbridge, was established in 1942 during World War II near Port Deposit, Maryland. The facility was named in honor of Commodore William Bainbridge, a prominent early U.S. Navy officer. Throughout World War II and the Korean War, Bainbridge served as a major training site for Navy recruits, processing hundreds of thousands of sailors. The center specialized in basic training, advanced specialty schools, and even hosted a Naval Academy Preparatory School. Operations wound down in the 1970s, and the base was formally closed in 1976.