Naval Weapons Station Earle

Naval Weapons Station Earle
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Naval Weapons Station Earle Insignia
Naval Weapons Station Earle is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Naval Weapons Station Earle
Naval Weapons Station Earle
Naval Weapons Station Earle is located in New Jersey
Naval Weapons Station Earle
Naval Weapons Station Earle
Coordinates40°15′54″N 74°09′41″W / 40.2649°N 74.1613°W / 40.2649; -74.1613
TypeMilitary base
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Navy
ConditionOperational
Site history
In useDecember 13, 1943 - Present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Captain Kent D. Smith[1]
The Leonardo Piers seen from the air

Naval Weapons Station Earle, originally known as the Naval Ammunition Depot Earle, is a United States Navy base in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Its distinguishing feature is a 2.9-mile (4.7 km) pier in Sandy Hook Bay where ammunition can be loaded and unloaded from warships at a safe distance from heavily populated areas.

The station is divided into two sections: Mainside, located in parts of Colts Neck Township, Howell Township, Wall Township, and Tinton Falls at 40°15′00″N 74°09′00″W / 40.25000°N 74.15000°W / 40.25000; -74.15000; and the Waterfront Area (which includes the pier complex), on Sandy Hook Bay, located in the Leonardo section of Middletown Township, at 40°24′30″N 74°04′30″W / 40.40833°N 74.07500°W / 40.40833; -74.07500. The areas are connected by Normandy Road, a 15-mile (24 km) military road and rail line that crosses and bypasses multiple public roads.[2]

  1. ^ Leadership, Naval Weapons Station Earle, Accessed July 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Weird NJ: Don't go there! Mystery road ends badly". Asbury Park Press. August 9, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2019.