Alumni Hall (Navy)
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| Alumni Hall | |
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| Location | U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis, MD |
| Broke ground | December, 1987 |
| Opened | October, 1991 |
| Owner | U.S. Naval Academy |
| Operator | U.S. Naval Academy |
| Construction cost | $30 million |
| Tenants | Navy Midshipmen (men's and women's basketball) |
| Capacity | 5,710 (basketball) 6,500 (multi purpose) |
Alumni Hall, completed in 1991, has seating for 5,710, serving as the primary assembly hall for the Brigade of Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy. It is used for athletic contests and is home for the Naval Academy women's and men's basketball teams, members of the Patriot League. Additionally, it is adaptable for lectures, assemblies, theatrical productions, concerts and official ceremonies and is home for the Bob Hope Performing Arts Center. It also plays host to numerous dinners and receptions through two first-class dining facilities.
[edit] Building Features
The hall has two exterior, landscaped memorial plazas donated by the classes of 1942, '58 and '59. All seats in the facility are dedicated to the memory of individuals who have committed themselves to the cause of freedom. The approximately 40 rooms in the building have plaques dedicated to individuals and organizations who have supported our country and the Naval Academy. A wall is reserved by the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association to commemorate those who were killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. One concourse was dedicated to Lt. Lloyd Garnett and his shipmates on the USS Samuel B Roberts (DE 413) who earned their ship the reputation as the "destroyer escort that fought like a battleship" in Leyte Gulf. A music room was named for Lt. Mark Lange, Class of 1979, whose plane was shot down over Lebanon in Dec. 1983. Residents from Lange's hometown of Detroit and the surrounding areas funded the room.
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