Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay

Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay
Near St. Marys, Georgia in the United States
An aerial view of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay during April 2001
Kings Bay is located in Georgia
Kings Bay
Kings Bay
Kings Bay is located in the United States
Kings Bay
Kings Bay
Coordinates30°46.9′N 81°32.1′W / 30.7817°N 81.5350°W / 30.7817; -81.5350
TypeNaval base
Area16,000 acres (6,500 hectares)
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Navy
Controlled byNavy Region Southeast
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1978 (1978)–1989
In use1978 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Captain Christopher G. Bohner
GarrisonSubmarine Group 10
Occupants

Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is a base of the United States Navy located adjacent to the city of St. Marys in Camden County, Georgia, on the East River in southeastern Georgia, and 38 miles (61 km) from Jacksonville, Florida. The Submarine Base is the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's home port for U.S. Navy Fleet ballistic missile nuclear submarines capable of being armed with Trident missile nuclear weapons. This submarine base covers about 16,000 acres (6,500 hectares) of land, of which 4,000 acres (1,600 hectares) are protected wetlands.