- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base
- Creator:
- Steller, Robert
- Date of Original:
- 2003-03-31
- Subject:
- Naval Submarine Base (Kings Bay, Ga.)
Military bases--Georgia--Saint Marys
United States. Navy
Navy-yards and naval stations--Georgia--Saint Marys - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Camden County, St. Marys, 30.73051, -81.54649
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. Located at St. Marys, in Camden County on the south Georgia coast, it is the home port for the Atlantic Fleet's most modern nuclear ballistic submarines, the Trident or Ohio-class subs. It is the only navy base with the capability to support the Trident II missile, the most sophisticated nuclear missile designed to be launched from a submarine. The highly secure facility encompasses approximately 16,000 acres, 4,000 of which are protected wetlands. In 2015 more than 9,000 military and civilian personnel, including contract personnel, made up the installation's workforce.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/kings-bay-naval-submarine-base/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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