USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) was the first Trident submarine to arrive at the base in January 1989. In April 1982, the base was renamed Naval Submarine Base. It was operated as Naval Submarine Support Base Kings Bay until March 1982. Kings Bay was chosen as the preferred East Coast location for the Ohio-class submarines in May 1979. The base was set up in July 1978 under developmental status. It was the biggest peacetime construction project ever undertaken by the US Navy. It was transferred to the navy in 1978.Ĭonstruction of the submarine base began in 1975.
The terminal was completed in 1958 and operated until 1978 by Blue Star Shipping Company under a lease agreement. The US Army acquired land at Kings Bay in 1954 to build an ocean terminal, which was intended to ship ammunition during national emergencies. The submarines enter the base through a long channel. The base is spread over 6,475ha of land, 1,618ha of which is protected wetland. Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is located alongside the Intracoastal Waterway of south-east Georgia, 45 miles north of Jacksonville, Florida, US.
Estimated to cost $840m, the renovation project will be completed by July 2023. The naval base is undergoing a major renovation in order to accommodate the new Columbia class submarines, which are expected to enter service in 2031.
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