Kings Bay Submarine Base

Name:	Kings Bay Submarine Base
Category:	Military
Archive ID#:	GA3147
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Description:	Located in the southeastern corner of Georgia on 16,000 coastal acres, Kings Bay is a major submarine base, providing operational support for all the East Coast's  Trident nuclear submarines. The 25 square mile site was originally developed as a munitions storage and loading facility by the Army in the 1950's. After installing numerous munition areas, a long wharf, and over 47 miles of railroad tracks, the Army abandoned the site, and it wasn't until the late 1970's that the base was reactivated by the Navy. Kings Bay has been expanding quickly in recent years, to include the addition of facilities for handling the Trident strategic nuclear missiles associated with the Trident submarines. The base has about 12,500 employees.
Location:	30 miles N of Jacksonville, FL, five miles E of St. Mary (POINT(-81.559581756592 30.796483549134)) (show on map)
Address:	Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay GA, 31547
Links:	http://www.cnic.navy.mil/KingsBay http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/kingsbay.htm
LCS:	Military, Submarine Base
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