Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is a base of the United States Navy in Camden County, in southeast Georgia. It is the Atlantic homeport for US ballistic missile submarines. The base encompasses about 16,000 acres (64 km²), of which 4,000 acres (16 km²) are protected wetlands. NSuBaseKBlogo. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... Camden County is a county located in the Georgia. ... Polish missile wz. ... German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Gunter Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine USS Virginia, a Virginia-class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ...

The early years

Archeological research has revealed a pre-Columbian Indian presence throughout the area, dating back thousands of years. The term Pre-Columbian is used to refer to the cultures of the New World in the era before significant European influence. ...

Early in the 19th century, much of what is now the submarine base was the site of several plantations, including Cherry Point, Harmony Hall, New Canaan, Marianna and Kings Bay. Beginning in the 1790s, Thomas King built a plantation along the bay. John Houston McIntosh built a considerably larger plantation known as New Canaan, where he grew cotton and sugar cane. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events and Trends French Revolution (1789 - 1799). ...

The plantation system declined following the Civil War, and the land broken up into smaller holdings. Residents harvested abundant fish and other seafood, and trapped and hunted to supplement small-scale farming of corn, rice, sugar and other vegetables.

The Army Years

The US Army began to acquire land at Kings Bay in 1954 to build a military ocean terminal to ship ammunition in case of a national emergency. Construction actively began in 1956 and was completed in 1958. Since there was no immediate operational need for the installation, however, it was placed in an inactive ready status. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The most prominent feature of the terminal was its 2,000-foot-long, 87-foot-wide concrete and steel wharf (600 by 26 m). It had three parallel railroad tracks, enabling the simultaneous loading of several ammunition ships from rail cars and trucks.

Elsewhere aboard the base, the Army built 47 miles of railroad tracks. Spurs off the main line ran into temporary storage areas protected by earthen barricades. These mounds of dirt, still prominent features in many areas of the base, were designed to localize damage in case of explosive accidents.

Although the Army base was never activated to serve its primary purpose, it was used twice for other missions. In 1964, as Hurricane Dora hammered the area, nearly 100 area residents were sheltered aboard base. Also, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, an Army Transportation Battalion of 1,100 personnel and 70 small boats took up position at Kings Bay. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Hurricane Dora was the first and only (to date) hurricane to make landfall on the coast of northeast Florida; more specifically, the metropolitan area of Jacksonville (however, Hurricane Donna in 1960 did produce hurricane-force winds in the Jacksonville area with its center just offshore). ... U.S.A.F. spy photo of one of the suspected launch sites The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the russia regarding the Soviet deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba. ...

The Navy Years

The chain of events that led to today’s combination of high-tempo submarine operations at Kings Bay and the complex construction project that reshaped the face of thousands of acres of land began in 1975. At that time, treaty negotiations between Spain and the United States were in progress. A proposed change to the U.S. base agreement with Spain was the withdrawal of the fleet ballistic-missile submarine squadron, Submarine Squadron 16, from its operational base at Rota, Spain. Anticipating that this would take place, the Chief of Naval Operations ordered studies to select a new refit site on the East Coast. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Rota is a town of approximately 26,000 people in the Andalusia region of Spain, located in Cadiz province, across the Bay of Cadiz from the city of the same name. ... The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer in the United States Navy. ...

In January 1976, the negotiators initialed a draft treaty between Spain and the U.S.; it called for withdrawal of the squadron from Rota by July 1979. The U.S. Congress ratified the treaty in June 1976. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...

After careful review, Kings Bay was selected in January 1978. That same month, the first Navy personnel arrived in the Kings Bay area and started preparations for the orderly transfer of property from the Army to the Navy. Naval Submarine Support Base Kings Bay was established in a developmental status 1 July 1978. The base—now Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, not only occupies the former Army terminal land, but several thousand additional acres. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...

Preparations for the arrival of the submarine squadron went forward with haste throughout the remainder of 1978 and into 1979. Commander Submarine Squadron 16 greeted the submarine tender USS Simon Lake (AS-33), when it arrived at Kings Bay on 2 July 1979. Four days later, USS James Monroe (SSBN-622) entered Kings Bay and moored alongside Simon Lake’s starboard side to begin a routine refit in preparation for another deterrent patrol. Kings Bay has been an operating submarine base since that day. This page refers to the year 1979. ... A submarine tender is a type of ship that supplies and supports submarines. ... USS Simon Lake (AS-33) was the lead ship of her class of submarine tenders in the United States Navy, named for Simon Lake, a pioneering designer of early submarines. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... USS James Monroe (SSBN-622), a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the fifth President of the United States. ...

In May 1979, the Navy selected Kings Bay as the preferred East Coast site for the Ohio-class submarine. On 23 October 1980, after a one-year environmental impact study was completed and with Congressional approval, the Secretary of the Navy announced Kings Bay as the future home of the new Trident-missile submarine. The United States has 18 Ohio class submarines: 14 nuclear-powered SSBNs, each armed with 24 Trident II SLBMs; they are also known as Trident submarines, and provide the sea-based leg of the triad of the United States strategic deterrent forces 4 nuclear-powered SSGNs, each armed with 154... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ... The Trident missile, named after the trident, is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which is armed with nuclear warheads and is launched from submarines (SSBNs), making it a SLBM. The Trident was built in two variants: the I (C4) UGM-96A and II (D5) UGM-133A. The C4 and D5...

The Trident-basing decision touched off the largest peacetime construction program ever undertaken by the U.S. Navy. The program took nine years to complete at a cost of $1.3 billion. The building project included the construction of three major commands: Trident Training Facility (TTF), Trident Refit Facility (TRF), and Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic (SWFLANT). Construction of the base was

On 15 January 1989, the first Trident submarine, Tennessee, arrived at Kings Bay. It was followed by Pennsylvania later that same year. West Virginia was commissioned at Kings Bay in October 1990 and was followed by Kentucky’s arrival in July 1991; Maryland, June 1992; Nebraska, July 1993; Rhode Island, July 1994; Maine, August 1995, and Wyoming in July 1996. The commissioning of Louisiana in September 1997 gave Kings Bay its full complement of 10 Trident submarines. January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... USS Tennessee (SSBN-734), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship and first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the 16th state. ... USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the second state. ... USS West Virginia (SSBN-736), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 35th state. ... This article is about the year. ... USS Kentucky (SSBN-737), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 15th state. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | Ohio class submarines ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Categories: Stub | Ohio class submarines ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Categories: Stub | Ohio class submarines ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... USS Maine (SSBN-741), an Ohio-class Trident ballistic missile nuclear submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy authorized (the third commissioned) to be named in honor of the 23rd state. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... USS Wyoming (SSBN-742), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named Wyoming, although it was only the third named for the state. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The fourth commissioned USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) is the 18th and last ship of the Ohio class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines in the United States Navy. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sail of USS George Bancroft on display at main gate,
dedicated 7 April 2000, as part of Kings Bay's celebration
of the submarine forces' 100th anniversary.

The enormous effort put forth by all the commands at Kings Bay reached fruition in late March 1990, when the Trident II (D-5) missile made its first deterrent patrol on board Tennessee. Download high resolution version (1800x900, 105 KB)USS_Bancroft_sail; http://www. ... Download high resolution version (1800x900, 105 KB)USS_Bancroft_sail; http://www. ... USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643), a Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, the founder of the United States Naval Academy, though the first three were known simply as Bancroft. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Trident missile, named after the trident, is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which is armed with nuclear warheads and is launched from submarines (SSBNs), making it a SLBM. The Trident was built in two variants: the I (C4) UGM-96A and II (D5) UGM-133A. The C4 and D5...

The end of the Cold War and the reorganization of military forces in the 1990s affected Kings Bay. A nuclear policy review recommended the Navy reduce the Ohio-class fleet ballistic-missile submarines from 18 to 14 by 2005. Seinfeld was a pop cultural phenomenon during the 90s and became one of the most popular TV programs ever. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The decision was made to decommission the four oldest Ohio-class submarines and convert them to conventional (SSGN) platforms. Pennsylvania departed 4 August 2003 and Kentucky departed 24 August for SubBase Bangor, Washington, as part of balancing the Trident fleet. Additionally, the Louisiana and Maine have relocated to the Pacific Fleet. Two SSGNs are slated to for NSB Kings Bay and arrive in 2006. The USS Florida has arrived, and the USS Georgia is still in testing. August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... NB Kitsap logo Naval Base Kitsap is a US Navy base on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state. ...

Homeported ships

(as of May, 2006)

• USS Florida (SSGN-728)
• USS Maryland (SSBN-738)
• USS Rhode Island (SSBN-740)
• USS Tennessee (SSBN-734)
• USS West Virginia (SSBN-736)
• USS Wyoming (SSBN-742)

USS Florida (SSBN-728), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 27th state. ... Categories: Stub | Ohio class submarines ... Categories: Stub | Ohio class submarines ... USS Tennessee (SSBN-734), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship and first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the 16th state. ... USS West Virginia (SSBN-736), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 35th state. ... USS Wyoming (SSBN-742), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named Wyoming, although it was only the third named for the state. ...

External links

• NSB Kings Bay website